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Table 1 Demographic data, past medical history, pre-operative symptoms, intra-operative data and short-term complications for overall population, group 1 and group 2

From: Sacrospinous ligament fixation: medium and long-term anatomical results, functional and quality of life results

 

Overall population (n = 59)

Group 1 (n = 34)

Group 2 (n = 25)

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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

  1. Group 1: ≤ 5 years after SLF; group 2: > 5 years after SLF. Chi2 and Fisher tests were used for categorical variables and T student or Mann–Whitney tests were used for average comparisons
  2. SD, standard deviation
  3. *: significant result