Bowel preparation prior to minimally invasive sacrocolpopexy: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and hypothesis

The objective was to determine if a bowel preparation prior to minimally invasive sacrocolpopexy (MIS) influences post-operative constipation symptoms. We hypothesized that women who underwent a bowel preparation would have an improvement in post-operative defecatory function.

Methods

In this randomized controlled trial, women undergoing MIS received a pre-operative bowel preparation or no bowel preparation. Our primary outcome was post-operative constipation measured by the Patient Assessment of Constipation Symptoms (PAC-SYM) 2 weeks post-operatively. Secondary outcomes included surgeon's perception of case difficulty. Both intention-to-treat (ITT) and per-protocol analyses (PPA) were performed. Analyses were carried out using t test, Fisher's e

SUBMITTER: Sassani JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7247935 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature