Overall population (n = 59) | Group 1 (n = 34) | Group 2 (n = 25) | p | |
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Socio-demographic data and previous history | ||||
Age at surgery (years) [mean (SD)] | 63.6 (± 8.0) | 62.8 (± 8.7) | 63.6 (± 7.8) | 0.37 |
Surgical history | 53 (90%) | 30 (88%) | 23 (92%) | 0.32 |
History of abdominal surgery | 29 (49%) | 18 (54%) | 18 (72%) | 0.08 |
History of hysterectomy | 12 (20%) | 6 (18%) | 6 (24%) | 0.28 |
Menopause | 50 (85%) | 29 (52%) | 21 (84%) | 0.44 |
Parity | ||||
Nulliparity | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
Primiparity | 6 (10%) | 3 (9%) | 3 (12%) | 0.19 |
Multiparity | 53 (90%) | 31 (91%) | 22 (88%) | |
Preoperative symptoms | ||||
Stress urinary incontinence | 16 (27%) | 13 (38%) | 3 (12%) | 0.01* |
Urge urinary incontinence | 19 (32%) | 10 (29%) | 9 (36%) | 0.3 |
Dyspareunia | 3 (5%) | 2 (6%) | 1 (4%) | 0.35 |
Anesthesia | ||||
General anaesthesia | 56 (97%) | 34 (100%) | 23 (92%) | 0.08 |
Spinal anaesthesia | 2 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (8%) | |
Concomittant surgery | ||||
Total hysterectomy | 47 (79%) | 29 (85%) | 18 (25%) | 0.12 |
Anterior compartment surgery | 36 (61%) | 25 (73%) | 11 (44%) | 0.01* |
Posterior compartment surgery | 43 (73%) | 25 (73%) | 18 (72%) | 0.45 |
Postoperative complications | 6 (10%) | 3 (9%) | 3 (12%) | 0.35 |