2.2. Research question
The review sought to answer the clinical question, “What is the impact
of routinely packing the vagina after vaginal hysterectomy?” The
inclusion criteria limited eligibility to randomized clinical trials of
women undergoing vaginal hysterectomy for any reason (with or without
colporrhaphy) by whether they were allocated to receive routine vaginal
packing postoperatively. We addressed the impact of the intervention on
predefined outcomes: i) vaginal bleeding and blood loss, ii)
postoperative pain, iii) acute urinary retention, iv) hospital length of
stay, and v) mid-term complications, such as vaginal cuff collection or
infection.