Table 1.
Preoperative physical examination findings, preoperative subjective questionnaire scores, and perioperative and surgical data
| All centers (n = 99) | Atlantic Health System (n = 39) | NorthShore University HealthSystem (n = 55) | Boston (n = 5) | p value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Median (range) | Mean ± SD | Median (range) | Mean ± SD | Median (range) | Mean ± SD | Median (range) | ||
| POP-Q points | |||||||||
| Aa | 1.32 ± 1.62 | 2 (−3 – 3) | 1.85 ± 1.46 | 2 (−3 – 3) | 1.1 ± 1.62 | 1 (−3 – 3) | −0.4 ± 1.08 | 0 (−2 – 0.5) | 0.0022* |
| Ba | 2.05 ± 2.29 | 2 (−3 – 9) | 2.79 ± 2.2 | 3 (−2 – 9) | 1.71 ± 2.27 | 2 (−3 – 7.5) | 0 ± 0.61 | 0 (−1 – 0.5) | 0.0042* |
| C | −0.94 ± 3.62 | −1 (−9 – 9) | 0.03 ± 3.58 | 0 (−6 – 9) | −1.65 ± 3.57 | −3 (−9 – 7.5) | 0.8 ± 3.49 | −1 (−5 – 4) | 0.0603 |
| Gh | 3.94 ± 1.35 | 4 (1 – 7) | 3.38 ± 1.61 | 3 (1 – 7) | 4.34 ± 1 | 4.5 (2.5 – 6.5) | 3.9 ± 1.24 | 4 (2 – 5) | 0.0029* |
| pb | 2.85 ± 1.03 | 3 (1 – 6) | 2.17 ± 0.83 | 2 (1 – 5) | 3.26 ± 0.84 | 3 (1 – 5.5) | 3.6 ± 1.56 | 3.5 (2 – 6) | <0.0001* |
| tvl | 9.4 ± 1.38 | 9.5 (2.5 – 13) | 9.49 ± 0.91 | 9.5 (8 – 12) | 9.49 ± 1.4 | 9.5 (3 – 13) | 7.7 ± 2.99 | 9 (2.5 – 10) | 0.2228 |
| Ap | −1.02 ± 1.52 | −1 (−5 – 9) | −0.67 ± 1.15 | −1 (−2 – 3) | −1.11 ± 1.81 | −1.5 (−3 – 9) | −2.8 ± 1.3 | −2 (−5 – 2) | 0.0009* |
| Bp | −0.68 ± 1.98 | −1 (−3 – 8) | −0.54 ± 1.79 | −1 (−2 – 8) | −0.62 ± 2014 | −1 (−3 – 6) | −2.4 ± 0.55 | −2 (−3 – 2) | 0.0079* |
| D | −3.48 ± 3.32 | −4 (−9.5 – 9) | −1.09 ± 3.32 | −1 (−7 – 9) | −5.13 ± 2.23 | −5 (−9.5 – 5) | −4 ± 2.32 | −2.5 (−7 – 2) | <0.0001* |
| PISQ-12 total scorea | 30.99 ± 6.93 | 30 (18 – 48) | 31.65 ± 4.98 | 33 (22 – 39) | 31.3 ± 7.54 | 30 (18 – 48) | 25.67 ± 1.15 | 25 (25 – 27) | 0.3250 |
| PFDI summary score | 66.52 ± 47.51 | 60.91 ± 39.61 | 67.71 ± 51.05 | 99.17 ± 65.16 | 0.4160 | ||||
| POPDI-6 | 33.52 ± 20.53 | 32.91 ± 20.14 | 33.42 ± 20.98 | 39.17 ± 22.94 | 0.7942 | ||||
| CRADI-8 | 16.5 ± 17.11 | 14 ± 14.68 | 17.14 ± 17.97 | 30 ± 23.03 | 0.3116 | ||||
| UDI-6 | 33.67 ± 24.45 | 28.1 ± 23.37 | 36.37 ± 24.69 | 51.83 ± 21.23 | 0.0617 | ||||
| Estimated blood loss (cm3) | 112.22 ± 94.74 | 78.21 ± 56.25 | 129.55 ± 97.79 | 187.00 ± 195.82 | 0.0058* | ||||
| Extrusion rate, n (%) | 6 (6.52) | 3 (8.82) | 3 (5.66) | 0 (0.00) | |||||
| Reoperation rate, n (%) | 7 (7.53) | 3 (8.82) | 4 (7.41) | 0 (0.00) | |||||
PISQ Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire, PFDI Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory, POPDI Pelvic Organ Prolapse Distress Inventory, CRADI Colorectal-Anal Distress Inventory, UDI Urinary Distress Inventory
*p < 0.05
aPISQ-12 has a range from 0 to 48 with higher scores indicating better sexual function