Table 1.
Demographic and surgical characteristics
| Sacrocolpopexy (n = 63) | Native tissue repair, vaginal (n = 71) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient characteristics | |||
| Age* | 61.46 ± 8.50 | 65.45 ± 12.19 | 0.029 |
| Number of delivered children** | 2.00 (1.00–3.00) | 2.00 (1.00–3.00) | 0.3736 |
| BMI (kg/m2)* | 27.18 ± 4.60 | 28.00 ± 5.52 | 0.3545 |
| Tobacco use, current | 8 (12.7%) | 5 (7.0%) | 0.270 |
| Ethnicity | 0.628 | ||
| Caucasian | 53 | 59 | |
| African-American | 5 | 11 | |
| Hispanic | 0 | 0 | |
| Other | 5 | 1 | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 12 (19.0%) | 15 (21.1%) | 0.765 |
| Charlson comorbidity index ** | 2.00 (1.00–2.50) | 3.00 (1.50–3.00) | 0.006 |
| Preoperative recurrent UTIs | 9 (14.3%) | 7 (9.86%) | 0.430 |
| Prior surgical history | |||
| Any prior abdominal or pelvic surgery | 55 (87.3%) | 56 (78.9%) | 0.197 |
| Stress incontinence procedure | 8 (12.7%) | 8 (11.3%) | 0.799 |
| Preoperative exam | |||
| Preoperative prolapse stage (I–IV)** | 3.00 (2.00–3.00) | 3.00 (2.00–3.00) | 0.652 |
| Preoperative stress urinary incontinence | 31 (49.2%) | 32 (45.1%) | 0.409 |
| Preoperative PVR* | 67.03 ± 84.33 | 65.98 ± 77.33 | 0.941 |
| Preoperative urge urinary incontinence | 27 (42.9%) | 24 (33.8%) | 0.281 |
| Surgical characteristics | |||
| Operative duration (min)* | 217.32 ± 67.44 | 122.35 ± 48.89 | < 0.01 |
| Blood loss (ml)* | 92.25 61.27 | 92.58 65.97 | 0.951 |
| Anterior repair | 0 (0%) | 41 (57.7%) | < 0.01 |
| Posterior repair | 43 (68.3%) | 50 (70.4%) | 0.786 |
| Uterosacral ligament suspension | 0 (0%) | 32 (45.1%) | < 0.01 |
| Sacrospinous ligament suspension | 0 (0%) | 39 (54.9%) | < 0.01 |
| Hysterectomy performed | 22 (34.9%) | 30 (42.3%) | 0.385 |
| Stress incontinence procedure performed | 29 (46.0%) | 29 (40.8%) | 0.545 |
| Length of stay (days)** | 1.00 (1.00–2.00) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00) | < 0.01 |
| Persistent PVR > 150 cc greater than 4 weeks | 1 (1.59%) | 2 (2.82%) | 0.631 |
*Mean ± standard deviation
**Median (range)