Table 1.
Participant demographic, clinical and perioperative characteristics
| Characteristic | Intention to Treat |
Per Protocol Analysis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowel Prep n=43 (%) | No Prep n=52 (%) | Bowel Prep n=50 (%) | No Prep n=45 (%) | |
| Agea (y) | 59.5±6.0 | 60.7±6.7 | 60.0±6.1 | 60.3±6.7 |
| BMIa (kg/m2) | 27.4±4.6 | 26.6±4.8 | 27.1±3.9 | 26.9±5.5 |
| Gravidityb | 2 (2, 4) | 3 (2, 4) | 3 (2, 4) | 3 (2, 4) |
| Parityb | 2 (2, 3) | 2.5 (2, 3) | 2 (2, 3) | 2 (2, 3) |
| Current smoker | 4 (9.3%) | 3 (5.8%) | 4 (8.0%) | 3 (6.7%) |
| Post-menopause | 41 (95.3%) | 49 (94.2%) | 47 (94.0%) | 43 (95.6%) |
| Prior hysterectomy | 14 (32.6%) | 17 (32.7%) | 20 (40.0%) | 34 (75.6%) |
| Stage of prolapse | ||||
| II | 2 (4.7%) | 9 (17.3%) | 7 (14.0%) | 4 (8.9%) |
| III | 39 (90.7%) | 39 (75.0%) | 40 (80.0%) | 38 (84.4%) |
| IV | 2 (4.7%) | 4 (7.7%) | 3 (6.0%) | 3 (6.7%) |
| Self-reported baseline constipation* | 8 (18.6%) | 16 (30.8%) | 14 (28.0%) | 10 (22.2%) |
| Laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy | 37 (86.1%) | 47 (90.4%) | 47 (94.0%) | 37 (82.2%) |
| Robotic-assisted sacrocolpopexy | 5 (11.6%) | 5 (9.6%) | 3 (6.0%) | 7 (15.6%) |
| Supracervical hysterectomy | 28 (65.1%) | 33 (63.5%) | 29 (58.0%) | 32 (71.1%) |
| Midurethral sling | 2 (4.7%) | 4 (7.7%) | 3 (6.0%) | 3 (6.7%) |
| Length of staya (days) | 1.1±1.0 | 1.0±0.4 | 1.1±0.9 | 1.0±0.4 |
| Operative timea (min) | 214.3±60.2 | 204.1±52.9 | 206.7±53.1 | 210.0±60.0 |
| Estimated blood lossa,c (ml) | 50.7±48.5 | 57.2±63.2 | 43.9±36.2 | 65.8±72.0 |
| Intra-operative complications | 4 (9.3%) | 3 (5.8%) | 3 (6.0%) | 4 (8.9%) |
| Post-operative complications | 7 (16.3%) | 6 (11.5%) | 5 (10.0%) | 8 (17.8%) |
| Readmission | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (3.9%) | 1 (2.0%) | 1 (2.2%) |
With the exception of EBL, all p-values >0.05
a
Data are presented as mean ± SD
b
Data are presented as median (IQR)
c
p=.036 for per protocol analysis
*
Self-reported baseline constipation was obtained from pre-operative 7-day bowel diary