Readmission and Prolapse Recurrence After Abdominal and Vaginal Apical Suspensions in Older Women.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Our objective was to evaluate 30-day readmission, 12-month prolapse recurrence, and complications after apical surgeries in older women.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted using 2002-2011 Medicare data in women 65 years or older who underwent abdominal sacrocolpopexy with synthetic mesh, vaginal uterosacral, or sacrospinous colpopexy with 12 months follow-up. Vaginal mesh procedures were excluded. The primary outcome was 30-day inpatient readmission. Secondary outcomes were complications and prolapse recurrence, defined as either reoperation or pessary insertion. We used Pearson χ, Fisher exact tests, and analyses of variance to examine difference between surgical treatment groups. Odds ratios (ORs) utilizing Charlson Comorbidity Index, age, race, a

SUBMITTER: Sanses TVD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5121077 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature