Table 4 Mesh-related complications broken down according to the IUGA classification; with left and right column displaying numbers per age category (under (left) or above (right) 70). Statistics were done by age group for each IUGA CTS-category
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General description↓/category→ | A | B | C | D | All categories per age group | p value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≤70 years | > 70 years | ≤70 years | > 70 years | ≤70 years | > 70 years | ≤70 years | > 70 years | ≤70 years | > 70 years | ||
Vaginal complications | Asymptomatic | Symptomatic | Infection | Abscess | |||||||
1 No epithelial separation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3/356 (0.8%) | 1/198 (0.5%) | 1.000 |
2 Smaller ≤ 1 cm exposure | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8/356 (2.2%) | 1/198 (0.5%) | 0.168 |
3 Larger > 1 cm exposure | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/356 (0.0%) | 1/198 (0.5%) | 0.357 |
4 Urinary tract | Small intraoperative defect | Other lower urinary tract complication or urinary retention | Ureteric or upper urinary tract complication | ||||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/356 (0.0%) | 0/198 (0.0%) | – | |||
5 Rectal or bowel | Small intraoperative defect | Rectal injury or compromise | Small or large bowel injury or compromise | Abscess | |||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/356 (0.0%) | 0/198 (0.0%) | – | |
6 Skin and/or musculoskeletal | Asymptomatic, abnormal finding | Symptomatic | Infection | Abscess | |||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/356 (0.3%) | 0/198 (0.0%) | 1.000 | |
7 Patient | Bleeding complication | Major degree of resuscitation or intensive care | Mortality | ||||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/356 (0.0%) | 0/198 (0.0%) | – | |||
Graft-related Complications | 12/356 (3.3%) | 3/198 (1.5%) | 0.277 | ||||||||