Complications of abdominal hysterectomy for benign disease

	Rate of complications, percent
Overall severe complications	4^[1] to 6^[2]
Major hemorrhage (requiring transfusion or surgical intervention)	2^[1,3]
Thromboembolism	0.2 (with mechanical or pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis)^[3]; 15 to 30 (without thromboprophylaxis)^[4]
Bladder injury	0.02^[5] to 1^[2]
Ureteral injury	0.04^[5]
Urinary tract infection	4^[3]
Bowel injury	0.2^[3] to 1^[2]
Bowel obstruction	1^[6]
Surgical site infection	3^[3]
Reoperation	0.5^[1,2]
Mortality	0.03^[1]

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