Abstract

The objective of this study is to present the current data on hospital stay duration after hysterectomy for benign disorders and to compare this data in private with general hospitals in Rasht, Northen Iran. This is a cross-sectional study of all admissions for abdominal hysterectomies for benign conditions in general and private hospitals in Rasht during a six month-period.  Fisher exact and paired t-test and Mann-Whitney tests were used for comparisons. Out of 861 patients, 521 were from general and 340 from private hospitals. The mean duration of total hospital stay in the private setting was significantly shorter than that of the general hospitals (P < 0.05). The postoperative complications after discharge were not significantly different across the groups. It might be rational to reduce the duration of hospital stays to the level of private setting in the study region, since this seems not to cause any increase in post-hysterectomy morbidity.

Key words: Total abdominal hysterectomy, hospital stay duration, private and general hospital.