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. 2022 Aug 26;34(1):67–78. doi: 10.1007/s00192-022-05308-0

Table 5.

Further treatment required at 4 and 6 years

Trial 1: Native tissue repair vs polypropylene mesh inlay Trial 2: Native tissue repair vs biological xenograft
Native tissue Mesh inlay Eff. size 95% CI p-value Native tissue Biological xenograft Eff. size 95% CI p-value
4-Year outcomes
No. of women at 4 years N=305 N=314 N=271 N=268
New prolapse operation 1 4.0% 12 299 2.9% 9 311 0.76 0.36 to 1.61 0.471 3.0% 8 264 4.5% 12 266 1.44 0.77 to 2.67 0.253
Continence surgery 2.0% 6 300 0.7% 2 307 0.35 0.07 to 1.75 0.202 1.1% 3 268 0.4% 1 267 0.31 0.03 to 3.07 0.319
-SUI 2 1.3% 4 300 0.7% 2 307 0.4% 1 268 .% . 267
-UI 3 0.7% 2 300 .% . 307 0.7% 2 268 0.4% 1 267
Mesh removed 4 1.1% 3 285 3.9% 12 305 3.42 1.01 to 11.60 0.049 0.8% 2 259 0.4% 1 257 0.55 0.05 to 6.29 0.630
Readmitted to hospital 1.7% 5 302 2.3% 7 309 1.43 0.49 to 4.16 0.513 2.2% 6 269 .% . 261
-POP other 5 1.0% 3 302 1.6% 5 309 1.5% 4 269 .% . 261
-UI other 6 0.7% 2 302 0.6% 2 309 0.7% 2 269 .% . 261
6-Year outcomes
No. of women at 6 years N = 272 N = 277 N = 238 N = 250
New prolapse operation 1 2.6% 7 272 2.5% 7 275 1.02 0.36 to 2.87 0.972 2.5% 6 238 3.6% 9 248 1.47 0.84 to 2.57 0.174
Continence surgery 1.9% 5 270 0.4% 1 276 0.24 0.02 to 2.43 0.227 2.1% 5 236 0.4% 1 249 0.18 0.02 to 1.80 0.144
-SUI 2 0.7% 2 270 .% . 276 0.8% 2 236 0.4% 1 249
-UI 3 1.1% 3 270 0.4% 1 276 1.3% 3 236 .% . 249
Mesh removed 4 0.7% 2 268 2.2% 6 269 2.95 0.69 to 12.70 0.146 0.4% 1 232 0.4% 1 240 0.89 0.04 to 22.16 0.945
Readmitted to hospital 0.4% 1 268 1.1% 3 277 2.99 0.20 to 44.51 0.427 0.4% 1 236 0.4% 1 247 0.85 0.08 to 8.56 0.888
-POP other 5 0.4% 1 268 0.7% 2 277 0.4% 1 236 .% . 247
-UI other 6 0% 0 268 0.4% 1 277 0% 0 236 0.4% 1 247

Footnotes:

1. Repeat prolapse surgery: anterior or posterior repair, vaginal hysterectomy (if for prolapse), vault repair, sacrospinous fixation

2. Surgery for SUI: tape, midurethral sling, colposuspension, traditional sling, anterior repair (if for SUI), other

3. Other surgery for UI (any UI/urgency UI): Botox, sacral nerve stimulation (SNS), injectables, other

4. Any admission for mesh removal or mesh problems

5. Any other admission for prolapse-related problems: pessaries, granulation tissue procedures, Fenton’s procedure (for tight vagina), adhesion removal, other

6. Any other admission for urinary tract-related problems: UTIs, urinary retention, cystoscopy (if thought to be related to previous POP or continence surgery), catheter problems, other