Demographic risk factors for mid-urethral sling failure. Do they really matter?
- Wojciech Majkusiak
- Andrzej Pomian
- Edyta Horosz
- Aneta Zwierzchowska
- Paweł Tomasik
- Wojciech Lisik
- Ewa Barcz
DOIAbstract
Age, obesity and vaginal deliveries (VD) are recognized risk factors for stress urinary incontinence (SUI). According to many authors, the abovementioned risk factors for incontinence also increase the risk of mid-urethral sling (MUS) failure. Our aim was to evaluate the objective and subjective effectiveness of retropubic MUS in 12 months observation, relative to the three potential risk factors of failure: obesity, age and VDs. A prospective observational study including 238 women who underwent retropubic MUS implantation was performed. Patients were divided into subgroups: obese vs non-obese, <65 vs ≥65 years old and no history of VD vs ≥1 VD. Follow-up took place between 6 and 12 months post-surgery. Cough test, 1-hour pad test, pelvic ...
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