Table 4 Failure at 6 months for different definitions
From: Laparoscopic sacral colpopexy versus total vaginal mesh for vault prolapse; comparison of cohorts
Failure definition | LSC (N = 45) | TVM (N = 52) | p valuea | OR (95 % CI) | RR (95 % CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(I) Apical compartment POP-Q stage ≥ II with prolapse complaints or apical re-treatment | 1 (2 %) | 1 (2 %) | 0.99 | 1.1 (0.07–18.7) | 1.0 (0.9–1.1) |
(II) POP-Q stage ≥ II in one or more compartment | 23b (51 %) | 11 (21 %) | 0.002 | 3.9 (1.6–9.4) | 2.4 (1.3–4.4) |
POP in every separate compartment | |||||
Anterior | 14c (31 %) | 9 (17 %) | 0.11 | 2.2 (0.8–5.6) | 1.8 (1.0–2.2) |
Posterior | 10 (22 %) | 4 (8 %) | 0.04 | 2.2 (1.0–11.8) | 2.9 (1.0–8.6) |
Apical | 1d (2 %) | 2 (4 %) | 0.39 | 0.6 (0.1–5.9) | 0.5 (0.1–5.7) |
(III) Overall POP-Q stage ≥ II with prolapse complaints or re-treatment | 7/42 (17 %) | 1/52 (2 %) | 0.02 | 10.2 (1.2–86.6) | 1.2 (1.0–1.4) |
(IV) POP at or beyond hymen with prolapse complaints or re-treatment | 6/44 (14 %) | 1/52 (2 %) | 0.04 | 8.1 (0.9–69.7) | 1.1 (1.0–1.3) |
(V) Prolapse complaints or re-treatment | 12/41 (29 %) | 3/45 (7 %) | 0.006 | 5.8 (1.5–22.4) | 1.3 (1.1–1.6) |