Standard Restrictions vs Expedited Activity After Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Restrictions on postoperative activity following pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery are not evidence based. Nonetheless, many pelvic surgeons place lifting and activity restrictions on patients following surgery.

Objective

To evaluate whether expedited activity results in noninferior anatomic and symptomatic outcomes compared with standard activity restrictions after POP surgery.

Design, setting, and participants

This randomized noninferiority clinical trial included patients undergoing vaginal or laparoscopic apical reconstructive surgery for POP between July 1, 2020, and October 31, 2021, at a single academic tertiary referral center in Durham, North Carolina. Anatomic outcomes were assessed by masked examiners, and subjective outcomes were assessed via

SUBMITTER: O'Shea M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10233453 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature