Association Between Frailty and Pelvic Organ Prolapse in Elderly Women: A Retrospective Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and hypothesis

This study evaluated the association between pelvic organ prolapse (POP), frailty, and sarcopenia to explore how POP treatment can extend healthy life expectancy in elderly women.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective study of prospectively collected data, comparing women with mild POP (stages 0-II) with those with advanced POP (stages III and IV). The inclusion criteria for this study were women who visited the clinic with at least one symptom of pelvic floor dysfunction and underwent imaging studies between April 2020 and November 2022. Initially, 119 patients met these inclusion criteria. Patients were excluded if they had a history of previous POP treatment, did not respond to the study survey, or were lost to follow-up. After applying these ex

SUBMITTER: Obinata D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11420369 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature