The first Iraqi experience with the rectus fascia sling and transobturator tape for female stress incontinence: A randomised trial

Peer review under responsibility of Arab Association of Urology.

Figures & data

Table 1 The variables assessed before and after surgery in the two groups (40 patients in each).

Mean (SD) or n (%) variable	RFS	TOT	P
Age (years)	42.8 (6.0)	39.2 (4.66)	0.007^⁎
Parity	4.6 (1.11)	4.1 (0.88)	0.044^⁎
Previous pelvic/vaginal surgery	23 (58)	22 (55)	0.822^†
Cystocele	33 (83)	31 (78)	0.576^†
Duration of incontinence (years)	2.5 (0.55)	2.1 (0.44)	0.007^⁎
Severity of incontinence
Moderate	28 (70)	26 (65)	0.633^†
Severe	12 (30)	14 (35)
Type of incontinence
Pure SUI	32 (80)	29 (73)	0.431^†
MUI	8 (20)	11 (28)
Operative findings
Operative duration (min)	80 (11.11)	20 (4.44)	<0.001^⁎
Urethral catheterisation (days)	3.5 (0.44)	2.5 (0.77)	<0.001^⁎
Hospital stay (days)	2.8 (1.33)	1.2 (0.44)	<0.001^⁎
Per-operative blood loss (mL)	270.4 (30.5)	154.6 (26.0)	<0.001^⁎
Intraoperative visceral injury	0	0
Cure (at 1 week)	39 (98)	38 (95)	0.556^†
Failure	1 (3)	2 (5)
Complications
Early
Abdominal wound problems (pain, ooze, haematoma, infection)	8 (20)	–
Foot drop	1 (3)	–
Groin + upper thigh pain	–	5 (13)
Voiding difficulty	–	1 (3)
Vaginal bleeding	–	1 (3)
Late
PVR	3 (8)	2 (5)
De novo detrusor overactivity	2 (5)	2 (5)
No vaginal or urethral erosions in both groups

⁎ Student’s t-test.

† Chi-squared test.