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ArticleClinical medicine insights. Reproductive health2017

The Impact of Complications on Patients' Assessment of the Outcome of Tension-Free Vaginal Tape Procedure.

David Shaker, Alexander J Lindgren, Gwenda Chapman

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Article in Clinical medicine insights. Reproductive health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors.

David ShakerRural Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia.
Alexander J LindgrenRural Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia.
Gwenda ChapmanRural Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia.

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Abstract

introductionOur study aimed to assess the impact of managed complications of tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) on the patients' assessment of the results as measured by Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I). MATERIALS AND

methodsThis was a retrospective study, supplemented with a telephone interview, comparing patients who had complications of TVT procedures with those where no complications recorded. The primary outcome was the PGI-I score in the 2 groups.

resultsA total of 118 invitations were sent. In all, 60 patients returned the signed consent and completed the telephone interview with one of the authors (response rate = 50.8%). Complications were recorded in 21 patients (group 1) and no complications in 39 patients (group 2). There was no statistically significant difference between PGI-I in both groups.

conclusionsManaged complications of TVT do not seem to affect patients' assessment of outcome as measured by PGI-I score.

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complications of incontinence surgerymidurethral slingTVTurinary stress incontinence

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PMID29162981
PMCPMC5692124

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