Table 2.

Intraoperative and Postoperative Details by Randomization Group

Variable	Graft (n=80)	No Graft (n=80)	P
Concomitant procedures   Hysterectomy   Anterior colporrhaphy   Uterosacral suspension   Sacrospinous suspension   Mersilene sling   Midurethral sling   None	10 (12.5) 30 (37.5) 7 (8.8) 3 (3.8) 5 (6.3) 42 (52.5) 7 (8.9)	8 (10.0) 24 (30.0) 2 (2.5) 6 (7.5) 2 (2.5) 37 (46.3) 4 (5.3)	0.6 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
Operative time for rectocele repair (median minutes, range	60 (15–145)	45 (15–140)	<0.001
Blood loss for posterior repair (median milliliters, range)	125 (25–450)	100 (10–500)	0.005
Site specific repair	54 (67.5)	48 (60.0)	0.3
Intraoperative complications   Rectal injury   Bladder injury   Transfusion	1 (1.3) 0 0	0 1 (1.3) 0	1.0 1.0 --
Postoperative complications   Fever   Wound separation   Wound infection	1 (1.3) 11 (13.8) 2 (2.5)	0 5 (6.2) 4 (5.3)	1.0 0.1 0.7
Pain at 2 weeks (mean score on visual analog scale, SD)	1.0 (1.6)	0.8 (1.4)	0.3
Pain at 6 weeks (mean score, SD)	0.4 (0.9)	0.4 (1.2)	0.9
Vaginal stricture/band	1/67 (1.4)	1/70 (1.4)	1.0

SD, standard deviation.

Data presented as n (%) unless otherwise specified.

Numbers may not add to 100% due to missing data.