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- Title
Long-term re-procedure rate after mid-urethral slings for stress urinary incontinence.
- Authors
Tulokas, Sari; Rahkola-Soisalo, Päivi; Gissler, Mika; Mikkola, Tomi S.; Mentula, Maarit J.
- Abstract
Introduction and hypothesis: Long-term safety concerns have risen over the mid-urethral sling operation (MUS) for stress urinary incontinence (SUI), which in some countries has led to litigations and even suspending MUS insertions. We examined the long-term re-procedure rate after MUS operations. The main outcome was re-procedures for SUI. The secondary outcome was surgical interventions due to complications. Methods: We analysed a retrospective population cohort of 3531 women with MUS operations in 2000–2006 and followed them up until 31 December 2016. Data were collected from a national hospital register and from hospital patient records. Results: The median follow-up time was 13 years (IQR 11.6–14.8) for the 3280 women with a retropubic MUS (RP-MUS) and 11 years (IQR 10.3–11.9) for the 245 women with a transobturator MUS (TO-MUS). The cumulative number of re-procedures for SUI was 16 (0.5%) at 1 year, 66 (1.9%) at 5 years, 97 (2.8%) at 10 years and 112 (3.2%) at 17 years. This risk was higher after TO-MUS than after RP-MUS operations (OR 3.6, 95% CI 2.5–5.2, p < 0.001). The cumulative number of any long-term re-procedure was 43 (1.2%) at year 1, 105 (3.0%) at year 5, 144 (4.1%) at year 10 and 163 (4.6%) at year 17. Conclusions: Re-procedures occur up to 17 years after primary MUS insertion, but their incidence is low after the first few postoperative years. Re-procedures for recurrent SUI are more common after TO-MUS than RP-MUS.
- Subjects
URINARY stress incontinence; SUBURETHRAL slings; MEDICAL records; PUBLIC hospitals; HOSPITAL records; HOSPITAL patients
- Publication
International Urogynecology Journal, 2020, Vol 31, Issue 4, p727
- ISSN
0937-3462
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00192-019-04223-1