Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Patient characteristics | n = 72 |
|---|---|
| Age (years)a | 57.2 (11.9) |
| Surgery for prolapse in medical history | 3 (4.2) |
| Surgery for urinary incontinence in medical history | 4 (5.6) |
| Urinary incontinence before surgeryb | 40 (55.6) |
| Urge incontinence | 9 (12.5) |
| Stress incontinence | 21 (29.2) |
| Combination stress and urge incontinence | 10 (13.9) |
| Gynecological examination before surgery | |
| Descensus uteri stage 2 or more | 67 (93.2) |
| Cystoceles stage 2 or more | 57 (79.2) |
| Rectoceles stage 2 or more | 19 (26.4) |
| Enterocele | 1 (1.4) |
| Surgery | |
| Sacrospinous hysteropexy | 8 (11.1) |
| Sacrospinous hysteropexy + anterior colporrhaphy | 54 (75) |
| Sacrospinous hysteropexy + anterior and posterior colporrhaphy | 9 (12.5) |
| Sacrospinous hysteropexy + posterior colporrhaphy | 1 (1.4) |
| Additional TVT | 15 (20.8) |
| Hospital stay (days)c | 3.5 (1–8) |
| Follow-up in monthsc | 12.7 (3–33) |
Data are numbers (%)
aMean (standard deviation)
bAssessed with Urogenital Distress Inventory
cRange