Quality of life and surgical satisfaction after vaginal reconstructive vs obliterative surgery for the treatment of advanced pelvic organ prolapse.
Publication/Presentation Date
5-1-2008
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We sought to compare quality of life and patient satisfaction after obliterative vs reconstructive surgery.
STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study of women who met the following inclusion criteria: age 65 years or older, leading edge of prolapse 4 cm or greater beyond the hymen, and vaginal reconstructive or obliterative surgery. Preoperative responses to the Urogenital Distress Inventory (UDI-6) and Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ-7) were collected retrospectively. We then mailed the same questionnaires, and the Surgical Satisfaction Questionnaire (SSQ-8), to these subjects postoperatively.
RESULTS: Mode of surgery was evenly split (n = 45 per group) between the 90 patients meeting the inclusion criteria. Improvements from the preoperative to postoperative Incontinence Impact Questionnaire and Urogenital Distress Inventory were comparable as were postoperative Surgical Satisfaction Questionnaire scores.
CONCLUSION: Improvements in condition-specific quality of life and postoperative patient satisfaction measures are comparable in women with prolapse who undergo either reconstructive or obliterative surgery.
Volume
198
Issue
5
First Page
1
Last Page
7
ISSN
1097-6868
Published In/Presented At
Murphy, M., Sternschuss, G., Haff, R., van Raalte, H., Saltz, S., & Lucente, V. (2008). Quality of life and surgical satisfaction after vaginal reconstructive vs obliterative surgery for the treatment of advanced pelvic organ prolapse. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 198(5), 573.e1–573.e5737. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2007.12.036
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
18455537
Department(s)
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Document Type
Article