Obesity was found to have a negative impact on clinical and financial outcomes for patients who were undergoing minimally invasive hysterectomy in a retrospective cohort study.

Obese patients undergoing the surgery for benign indications were noted to have a longer operating room (OR) time compared to non-obese patients (204 vs. 181 minutes). They also had comparatively higher estimated blood loss (375 mL vs 302 mL), noted researchers. Patients with class III obesity, which is defined by a body mass index [BMI] of >40, had the longest OR times (220 minutes) and the greatest amount of blood loss (475 mL), reported Margot Le Neveu of Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, while presenting the findings virtually at the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists annual meeting… (Medpage Today)