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Study Title and Description
The Gore-tex sling procedure for female sphincteric incontinence: indications, technique, and results.
Key Questions Addressed
2 | Sling Adverse Events |
Primary Publication Information
Title | The Gore-tex sling procedure for female sphincteric incontinence: indications, technique, and results. |
Author | Staskin DR., Choe JM., Breslin DS. |
Country | Urodynamics and Incontinence Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA. |
Year | 1997 |
Numbers |
Pubmed ID: 9372580 RefID# 4072 (internal) |
Secondary Publication Information
There are currently no secondary publications defined for this study.
Extraction Form: Sling Adverse Events
Arms
Number | Title | Description | Comments |
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1 | Retropubic synthetic | Authors constructed a pubovaginal sling using the Gore-tex Soft Tissue Patch and 2-0 polytetrafluoroethlene (PTFE) suspension suture and placed it in 122 consecutive incontinent women with urethral hypermobility and/or intrinsic sphincter deficiency |
Question... Follow Up | Answer | Follow-up Answer | |
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Study Type | Retrospective Cohort (all received same sling) | ||
Study Country | US | ||
Sling Category | Retropubic synthetic | ||
Multicenter? | No | ||
Institution Type | Unclear/Not reported | ||
No. of Surgeons Performing the Procedures | Unclear/Not reported | ||
Surgeons' Training | Not reported | ||
Residents or Fellows Performing the Surgery? | Unclear/Not reported | ||
Adverse Event Ascertainment | Active | ||
Was the Clavien-Dindo Classification of Surgical Complications system used? | No / Not reported | ||
Was a data safety monitoring board used? | No / Not reported | ||
Study Sponsor/Funding | Not reported | ||
Comments (overall study) | This is a retrospective study reproting on the outcome of 122 patients who uinderwent Gore-Tes Soft Tissue Patch retropubic midurethral sling surgery |
Results & Comparisons
No Results found.
Adverse Events
Arm or Total | Title | Description | Follow-up time | In-hospital or After discharge | Is event serious? | Reported definition of serious event | Number affected | Number at risk (analyzed) | Difference between 2 slings (eg, OR/RR or %, with 95% CI) | Reported P value between slings | Comments |
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Retropubic synthetic | De Novo Urgency | mean follow up of 24.4 months | After | No | None | 39 | 122 | ||||
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Retropubic synthetic | Obstruction requiring reoperation | significant obstriction | mean follow up of 24.4 months | After | No | None | 6 | 122 | |||
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Retropubic synthetic | Mesh erosion/extrusion/exposure/granulation tissue | mean follow up of 24.4 months | After | NO | None | 5 | |||||
Total |