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.