Long-Term Outcomes After Midurethral Mesh Sling Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Although midurethral mesh slings are the criterion standard surgical treatment for stress urinary incontinence (SUI), limited data exist regarding long-term outcomes. Thus, our objectives were to evaluate the long-term risk of sling revision and the risk of repeat SUI surgery up to 15 years after the initial sling procedure and to identify predictors of these outcomes.

Methods

Using a population-based cohort of commercially insured individuals in the United States, we identified women aged 18 years or older who underwent a sling procedure between 2001 and 2018. For sling revision, we evaluated indications (mesh exposure or urinary retention). We estimated the cumulative risks of sling revision and repeat SUI surgery annually using Kaplan-Meier survival curves and

SUBMITTER: Dejene SZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9169553 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature