Table 1: Demographic characteristics of patients with trocar injury vs. no trocar injury.

Characteristics Trocar injury (n = 23) Mean (SD) No Trocar injury (n = 268) Mean (SD) p-value
Age (Year) 64.6 (13.6) 59.0 (13.0) 0.051
Body mass index (BMI) 25.8 (5.6) 27.5 (5.7) 0.175
Parity 2.5 (1.2) 2.8 (2.0) 0.630
N (%) N (%) p-value
Smoking 2 (9%) 20 (8%) 0.700
Exposure to the rigid catheter guide 16 (70%) 139 (52%) 0.106
Hormone replacement therapy 8 (30%) 51 (19%) 0.104
Prior hysterectomy 13 (57%) 101 (38%) 0.076
Previous sling surgery 5 (22%) 25 (9%) 0.073