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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: The laparoscopic hysterectomy group had a significantly lower postoperative morphine consumption (median 5. 5 vs 14 mg, P <. 05), lower febrile morbidity rate (15 % vs 45. 8 %, P <. 05), and shorter hospital stay (median 4 vs 6 days, P <. 001) and demonstrated a less intense stress response in terms of serum interleukin-6 (median 50. 6 vs 73. 9 pg/mL x hour x 10, P =. 01), C-reactive protein (median 28. 1 vs 44. 7 mg/L x hour x 10 (2), P =. 005), cortisol (median 23. 4 vs 27. 2 mg/mL x hour x 10 (3), P =. 04), white blood cell count (median 59. 5 vs 69. 8 10 (9) / L x hour x 10, P =. 009), 24-hour urinary excretion of cortisol (median 34. 8 vs 44. 2 nmol/L x hour x 10 (3), P =. 02), and norepinephrine (median 80. 8 vs 132. 4 nmol/L x hour x 10 (2), P =. 001).