Influence of the modifiable life-style factors body mass index and smoking on the outcome of hysterectomy.
Katja Stenström BohlinMaud AnkardalJan-Henrik StjerndahlHåkan LindkvistUlf JodalPublished in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2015)
Body mass index and smoking had a negative effect with all hysterectomy approaches but to a lesser extent in vaginal and laparoscopic hysterectomies. This should be taken into consideration in advance of surgery to improve outcome.