Patient‐reported outcomes and urinary continence five years after the tension‐free vaginal tape operation

Abstract

Patient report high rates of satisfaction 5 years after the TVT operation.

Reoperation for urinary incontinence: a nationwide cohort study, 1998–2007

“…An Austrian single center study (n ¼ 101) showed a similar rate of 6% of reoperation after retropubic midurethral tape at 5 years, 3 whereas 2 other studies based on 1 (n ¼ 141) and 2 centers (n ¼ 483), at 10 years of follow up showed an incidence of 7.8% and 2.8%, respectively. 4,5 Two major populationbased studies have evaluated reoperation after all types of sling surgery and showed comparable rates of reoperation at 5 years of follow-up (5% and 8%).…”

“…1 It has been reported that retropubic midurethral tape has an objective and subjective cure rate of 85% at 5 years of follow up. 2,3 Only 3 register-based studies, however, have used reoperation after retropubic midurethral tape as an outcome for the long-term followup (5e10 years). [3][4][5] Existing literature specifies an overall lifetime rate of reoperation of approximately 8-9% after an initial operation for UI.…”

Patient satisfaction following midurethral sling surgeries

“…Using the Incontinence Outcome Questionnaire (IOQ) as a measure of patient-reported outcomes 5 years after undergoing a RMUS, Bjelic-Radisic et al [13] noted an 86% subjective cure and 83% satisfaction rate. Using the Incontinence Outcome Questionnaire (IOQ) as a measure of patient-reported outcomes 5 years after undergoing a RMUS, Bjelic-Radisic et al [13] noted an 86% subjective cure and 83% satisfaction rate.…”