Table 2.
Summary of treatments offered by specialty
| “Would you offer…for recurrent or persistent incontinence?” | Urogynaecology subspecialist | Urogynaecology special interest | Urology subspecialist | Urology special interest | p* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelvic floor muscle exercise | Yes Sometimes No Total |
21 (58.3) 8 (22.3) 7 (19.4) 36 |
52 (63.4) 26 (31.7) 4 (4.9) 82 |
13 (31.7) 20 (48.8) 8 (19.5) 41 |
6 (42.8) 4 (28.6) 4 (28.6) 14 |
<0.05 |
| Bladder neck injection | Yes Sometimes No Total |
16 (48.5) 14 (42.4) 3 (9.1) 33 |
31 (41.3) 29 (38.7) 15 (20.0) 75 |
15 (39.5) 19 (50.0) 4 (10.5) 38 |
4 (30.8) 5 (38.4) 4 (30.8) 13 |
ns |
| Single-incision tape | Yes Sometimes No Total |
4 (12.9) 4 (12.9) 23 (74.2) 31 |
11 (15.3) 8 (11.1) 53 (73.6) 72 |
2 (5.6) 4 (11.2) 30 (83.2) 36 |
3 (25.0) 2 (16.7) 7 (58.3) 12 |
ns |
| Burch colposuspension | Yes Sometimes No Total |
15 (48.4) 11 (35.5) 5(16.1) 31 |
25 (34.7) 33 (45.8) 14 (19.5) 72 |
18 (50.0) 16 (44.4) 2 (5.6) 36 |
8 (66.7) 3 (25.0) 1 (8.3) 12 |
ns |
| Repeat midurethral tape (any type) | Yes Sometimes No Total |
22 (71.0) 5 (16.1) 4 (12.9) 31 |
55 (76.4) 16 (22.2) 1 9 (1.4) 72 |
8 (22.2) 16 (44.5) 12 (33.3) 36 |
5 (35.7) 4 (28.6) 5 (35.7) 14 |
<0.001 |
Data are number of respondents (%); the number of individual replies varied between questions. See Fig. 1 for proportion of responses with speciality differences
ns not significant
*Chi-squared with Yates’ correction