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. 2021 May 11;21:195. doi: 10.1186/s12905-021-01330-4

Table 2.

Analysis of demographic characteristics and bladder outcomes of women undergoing pelvic floor reconstructive surgery, stratified by reconstructive vs obliterative procedures and presence of mid-urethral sling procedures (n = 992)

All POP procedures Obliterative procedures Reconstructive procedures
Total With MUS
N (%)
Without MUS
N (%)
p value Total With MUS
N (%)
Without MUS
N (%)
p value Total With MUS
N (%)
Without MUS
N (%)
p value
Total 992 235 (23.7%, 21.1–26.4%) 757 (76.3%, 73.6–78.9%) 51

4

(7.8%, 2.9–19.5%)

47 (92.2%, 80.5–97.1%) 0.006 941 231 (24.5%, 21.9–27.4%) 710 (75.5%, 72.6–78.1%) p = 0.006
Age (years)

Mean

(95%CI)

61.5

(60.7–62.3)

57.9

(56.3–59.5)

62.6

(61.8–63.5)

0.134

79.7

(77.9–81.4)

77.5

(73.3–81.7)

79.9

(78.0–81.8)

0.969

60.5

(59.8–61.3)

57.6

(56.0–59.2)

61.5

(60.6–62.4)

0.218
Median (IQR)

62

(53–71)

57

(48–68)

64

(55–72)

80

(76–83)

77

(75.5–79.5)

80

(76–84)

62

(53–69)

57

(48–67)

63

(54–70)

Length of stay (days)

Mean

(95%CI)

2.0 (1.3–2.7)

1.8

(1.6–2.0)

2.1

(1.1–3.0)

0.078 1.6 (1.3–2.0)

2.0

(0.0–4.3)

1.6

(1.2–1.9)

0.208

2.0

(1.3–2.8)

1.8

(1.6–2.0)

2.1

(1.1–3.1)

0.077
Median (IQR)

1

(1–2)

2

(1–2)

1

(1–2)

1

(1–2)

1.5

(1–3)

1

(1–2)

1

(1–2)

2

(1–2)

1

(1–2)

Number of voids to pass bladder protocol

Mean

(95%CI)

3.0

(2.9–3.2)

3.5

(3.1–4.0)

2.9

(2.7–3.1)

0.144

2.7

(2.2–3.2)

3.3

(0.0–7.2)

2.7

(2.2–3.1)

0.409

3.0

(2.9–3.2)

3.5

(3.0–4.0)

2.9

(2.7–3.1)

0.131
Median (IQR)

2

(2–3)

2

(2–4)

2

(2–3)

2

(2–3)

2

(2–4.5)

2

(2–3)

2

(2–3)

2

(2–4)

2

(2–3)

Patients who went home with a catheter N 249 88 161 p < 0.0001 9 0 9 0.335 240 88 152 p < 0.0001

Proportion

(95%CI)

25.1% (22.5–27.9%) 37.4% (31.5–43.8%) 21.3% (18.5–24.4%) 17.6% (9.3–30.9%) - 19.1% (10.1–33.3%) 25.5% (22.8–28.4%) 38.1% (32.1–44.5%) 21.4% (18.6–24.6%)
Elevated PVR after second void N 507 154 353  < 0.0001 24 1 23 0.357 484 153 331 0.0001
Proportion (95%CI) 51.2% (48.0–54.3%) 65.5% (59.2–71.3%) 46.7% (43.2–50.3%)

47.1%

(33.6–61.0%)

25%

(0.08–92.9%)

48.9%

(34.8–63.3%)

51.4% (48.2–55.7%) 66.2% (59.7–72.3%) 46.6% (42.9–50.4%)
Crude Odds Ratio (95%CI) - 2.2 (1.6–2.9) Reference  < 0.0001 - 0.3 (0.03–3.6) Reference 0.375 - 2.25 (1.65–3.06) Reference  < 0.0001
Elevated PVR after third void N 404 132 272  < 0.0001 17 1 16 0.713 388 131 257  < 0.0001
Proportion (95%CI) 40.8% (37.7–43.9%)

56.2

(49.8–62.4%)

36.0% (32.6–39.5%) 4.2% (2.6–6.7%)

25%

(0.08–92.9%)

34.0%

(21.7–49.0%)

95.8%

(93.3–97.4%)

56.7% (50.1–63.2%) 36.2% (32.7 – 39.9%))
Crude Odds Ratio (95%CI) - 2.3 (1.8–3.1) Reference  < 0.0001 - 0.6 (0.06–6.7) Reference 0.714 2.3 (1.7–3.1) Reference  < 0.0001

*p value s reflect chi-square tests to determine if differences between those with and without MUS procedures are significant at the p < 0.05 level