Table 5 Effect of surgery on symptoms and health-related quality of life scores
From: Laparoscopic sacral colpopexy versus total vaginal mesh for vault prolapse; comparison of cohorts
Domain | Baseline | 6 months | p value within groupa | p value between groupsb | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LSC (n = 43) | TVM (n = 46) | LSC (n = 40) | TVM (n = 49) | (LSC/TVM) | LSC versus TVM baseline/6 m | |
UDI | ||||||
Genital prolapsed | 67.9 (30.2) | 63.0 (18.7) | 11.3 (22.5) | 2.0 (9.9) | <0.001/<0.001 | 0.49/0.01 |
OAB | 34.6 (26.0) | 32.2 (26.8) | 17.6 (19.2) | 15.4 (19.7) | <0.001/0.001 | 0.68/0.59 |
Incontinence | 16.3 (20.7) | 24.2 (26.8) | 10.6 (17.4) | 15.9 (21.8) | 0.11/0.10 | 0.15/0.20 |
Obstructive micturition | 34.5 (24.8) | 28.1 (29.9) | 15.4 (21.8) | 12.2 (23.8) | <0.001/<0.001 | 0.28/0.51 |
Pain | 25.4 (24.8) | 27.7 (27.6) | 12.5 (15.9) | 10.1 (16.8) | 0.001/<0.001 | 0.69/0.49 |
DDI | ||||||
Constipation | 12.7 (19.8) | 14 (18.7) | 11.1 (20.4) | 8.2 (15.1) | 0.36/0.12 | 0.75/0.45 |
Obstructed defecation | 13.4 (14.6) | 12.0 (17.1) | 7.5 (11.1) | 9.1 (13.4) | 0.003/0.10 | 0.69/0.56 |
Pain | 6.2 (15.9) | 9.6 (21.5) | 6.7 (15.5) | 7.1 (15.9) | 0.99/0.56 | 0.40/0.89 |
Incontinence | 4.4 (11.7) | 9.8 (15.8) | 5.0 (10.1) | 4.3 (8.8) | 0.99/0.03 | 0.07/0.72 |
IIQ | ||||||
Physical functioning | 20.8 (26.9) | 25.0 (28.2) | 14.1 (24.0) | 11.2 (21.1) | 0.17/0.004 | 0.50/0.56 |
Mobility | 26.4 (20.4) | 32.0 (24.6) | 24.5 (25.4) | 15.7 (19.5) | 0.57/0.003 | 0.25/0.08 |
Social functioning | 12.4 (11.9) | 15.9 (18.1) | 7.6 (13.9) | 6.7 (10.6) | 0.10/0.01 | 0.35/0.74 |
Embarrassment | 12.6 (20.7) | 21.8 (26.1) | 7.2 (13.9) | 6.9 (12.3) | 0.15/0.002 | 0.09/0.92 |
Emotional health | 21.4 (21.4) | 24.9 (25.6) | 15.7 (21.1) | 9.3 (13.3) | 0.51/0.002 | 0.51/0.10 |