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Table 1 Impact of clinical outcome and risk of cancer on choice of surgery by country

From: Pelvic organ prolapse and uterine preservation: a survey of female gynecologists (POP-UP survey)

Scenario

Hysterectomy

Uterine preservation

p

SK

n = 31

CZ

n = 84

SL

n = 25

SK

n = 31

CZ

n = 84

SL

n = 25

If there was evidence to suggest that anatomical outcomes following POP surgery with uterine sparing were similar to concomitant hysterectomy

18 (58.1%)

52 (61.9%)

12 (48.0%)

13 (41.9%)

24 (28.6%)

6 (24.0%)

0.59

If there was evidence that uterine sparing is associated with slightly worse outcomes

26 (83.9%)

72 (85.7%)

16 (64.0%)

5 (16.1%)

4 (4.8%)

2 (8.0%)

0.19

Provided with information on the actual background potential risk of uterine cancer in relation to other types of cancers in females

20 (64.5%)

51 (60.7%)

12 (48.0%)

11 (35.4%)

25 (29.8%)

6 (24.0%)

0.96

  1. SK Slovakia, CZ Czech Republic, SL Slovenia
  2. p < 0.05 (Chí-squared test)