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    Table 1 Abbreviations

    Abbreviation

    Definition

    CCT

    Controlled clinical trials

    CD

    Clavien-Dindo (for example, CD-1 = Clavien-Dindo grade 1)

    DVT

    Deep venous thrombosis

    EQ-5D-3L

    EuroQol five-dimension three-level patient-reported outcome measure

    NR

    Not reported

    PID

    Pelvic inflammatory disease

    QoL

    Quality of life

    RCT

    Randomised controlled trials

    RoB2

    Risk of bias 2

    ROBINS-I

    Risk of bias in non-randomised studies

    SE

    Standard error

    TLH

    Total laparoscopic hysterectomy

    TU-LESS

    Transumbilical laparoendoscopic single-site surgery

    VAS

    Visual analogue scale

    vNOTES

    Transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery