Development of a Simplified Patient-Centered Pelvic Floor Surgery Complication Scale.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

There does not currently exist a complication scale to evaluate pelvic reconstructive surgery (PRS) that takes in account patient-centered outcomes. The purpose of this study was to characterize and compare patient and surgeon responses to a simplified, patient-centered version of the previously described Pelvic Floor Complication Scale (PFCS).

Methods

This is a multicenter (4 female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery practices) cross-sectional study of patients and surgeons. Using focus groups and telephone surveys, the original PFCS questionnaire was simplified. One hundred and twenty-four patients were recruited 6-12 months after PRS. Fifty-seven surgeons were recruited via electronic questionnaires. Surgeons and patients were asked to rank the severity

SUBMITTER: Fitzgerald J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9164991 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature