Comparison of ultrasonic shears and traditional suture ligature for vaginal hysterectomy: randomized controlled trial.

Study Objective: To compare operating time, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative analgesia, and length of hospital stay using ultrasonic shears vs traditional suture ligature in vaginal hysterectomy.

Design: Randomized controlled trial (Canadian Task Force classification I).

Setting: Gynecology units within a single health network, university hospital.