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Tables in Original article by NADER GAD (*) - SUJATHA THOMAS (*) - ATTILA NAGY (**).

The TVT-O Procedure with the cough test in theatre: Preliminary retrospective case series study in the first 25 women.

 

(*) Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (**) Department of Anaesthesia Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Australia

Tables reproduction prohibited without permission of Authors.

(Table 1)

 

number

%

Public

7

28%

Private

18

72%

GP referral

2

80%

Specialist Ref

5

20%

Age

39-66 years

Parity

1-6

3

Presence of SUI

In all women

100%

Urgency

9/25

36%

Urge incontinence

5/25

20%

Frequency

6/25

24%

Nocturia

5/25

20%

Previous sugery for SUI

3/25

12%

Previous Hysterectomy

10/25

40%

Previous POP repair

6/25

24%


Table 1.
– Patients History.




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(Table. 2 )

 

number

%

Presence of POP

15

60%

HMBN

21

84%

ISD

10

40%

HMBN + ISD

6

24%

ISD alone

4

16%

DI

2

8%

HMBN = Hypermobile bladder neck; ISD = Intrinsic sphincter deficiency; DI = Detrusor instability.


Table 2.
– Preoperative physical examination and UDA.




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(Table. 3 )

 

number

%

comment

Intraoperative complications

0

0%

 

Short term Urinary retention

0

0%

 

Short Term DI

0

0%

One woman had 2 episode
of nocturnal enuresis on
the 2nd and 7th postoperative
and day that resolved by
the time she was reviewed
5 weeks later

Short term postoperative complications

2

8%

2 patients (8%) developed significant pain in the upper thigh that resolved by 6 weeks post surgery

AM list

7

28%

 

Discharge of AM list on same day

6/7

86%

 

PM List

18

72%

 

Discharged on the same day

2/18

11%

 

Discharged next morning

14/18

78%

 

Discharged within 48 hours

2/18

11%

 


Table 3.
– Intraoperative and short term complications and Hospital stay.




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(Table. 4 )

 

number

%

comment

Duration of FU

 

 

Average = 13.4 weeks
Mean = 4-2 weeks

Duration to Audit

 

 

Average = 53 weeks
Mean = 7-156 weeks

Intermediate-term urinary retention

0

0%

 

Intermediate-term urgency

2

8%

Two woman developed
mild urgency

Other intermediate-term complications

1

4%

Pain in the vagina required
excision of part
of the tape (see text)

No further USI at follow up

24

100%

One woman was
lost to follow up


Table 4.
– Follow up and intermediate-term outcome.




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