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Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) and Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio (PLR) as an Inflammatory Markers to Predict Length of Hospital Stay After Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy (TLH) for Benign Indications

Completed
Conditions
Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
Hospital Stay
Inflammation
Interventions
Other: hemogram inflammatory parameters
Registration Number
NCT05003297
Lead Sponsor
Gaziosmanpasa Research and Education Hospital
Brief Summary

Due to short hospital stay, rapid return to work, less pain, and good cosmetic results, laparoscopic hysterectomy ( LH) has substantially increased the era of hysterectomy procedures especially for the last two decades. The main reason for this is probably that LH leads to fewer inflammatory responses when compared to open abdominal hysterectomy. Although the inflammatory response is supposed to be lower with total laparoscopic hysteroscopy (TLH), unpredictable inflammatory response as a result of the operation has been still unenlightened and it can be associated with hospital stay.

Detailed Description

IInflammatory response after surgery is an ordinary outcome which ends up with tissue repair. The increase in neutrophil levels accompanied with a decrease in lymphocyte levels is characteristic for the inflammatory response. Therefore, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) comes out as a simple index of inflammation. In the literature, NLR was shown not only to be associated with surgical complications but also the length of hospital stays in certain surgeries. Another inflammatory marker index of hemogram is the platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR). As a result of endothelial tissue damage, platelets are gathered in the affected area. Therefore, an increase in the number of platelets is inevitable for inflammation. Hence, PLR appears to be another simple index of inflammation due to the increase of platelets and the decrease of lymphocytes. PLR has also shown to be associated with length of hospital stay in various surgeries. NLR and PLR are both newly recommended inflammatory markers to estimate the prognosis of surgical treatment in clinics. Investigations regarding NLR and PLR concerning prognosis of patients after surgeries including gynecological cancer, cardiac surgeries, and emergency surgeries are available in prior literature. Investigators aimed to investigate the possible effects of inflammatory parameters, that can be easily obtained from complete blood count in the post-operative first day of total laparoscopic hysterectomy, to the length of hospital stay in patients without any complications.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients whom have undergone TLH
Exclusion Criteria
  • Ureter injury
  • Bladder injury,
  • Bowel injury,
  • Superficial inferior mesenteric artery injury
  • Vaginal cuff hematoma
  • Vaginal cuff dehiscence
  • Endometriosis
  • Endometrial cancer
  • Cervical cancer
  • Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
  • Behçet disease
  • Electrolyte imbalance
  • Thyroid disease
  • Using anti-inflammatory medications
  • Having severe intraabdominal adhesions

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
patients hospitalized for more than 3 dayshemogram inflammatory parameters-
patients whom were hospitalized for 3 days or lesshemogram inflammatory parameters-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Postoperative PLR values compared in patients who were hospitalized for more than 3 days and equal to or less than 3 days.4 years

PLR were calculated by dividing the absolute number of platelets to the absolute number of lymphocytes.

Postoperative NLR values compared in patients who were hospitalized for more than 3 days and equal to or less than 3 days.4 years

NLR was calculated by dividing the absolute number of neutrophil to the absolute number of lymphocytes.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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