A Comparison of Complications between Open Abdominal Sacrocolpopexy and Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy for the Treatment of Vault Prolapse

Table 1

Baseline characteristics (ITT-analysis).

	Laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy; 𝑁=45	Open abdominal sacrocolpopexy; 𝑁=44	P value
Age (years)
Median (IQR)	66.2 (61.2–72.7)	67.6 (64.1–73.6)	.746
Body mass index (kg/m^2)
Median (IQR)	25.4 (22.5–27.4)	25.6 (23.9–28.3)	.805
Parity (n/m)			.311
0	2.4% (1/42)	0.0% (0/40)
1	7.1% (3/42)	7.5% (3/40)
2	42.9% (18/42)	45.0% (18/40)
3	40.5% (17/42)	25.0% (10/40)
≥4	7.1% (3/42)	22.5% (9/40)
Menopausal status (n/m)			.543
Premenopausal	2.3% (1/44)	4.7% (2/43)
Postmenopausal	97.7% (43/44)	95.3% (41/43)
Incontinence (n/m)			.453
None	59.5% (25/42)	51.2% (21/41)
Stress	4.8% (2/42)	7.3% (3/41)
Urge	14.3% (6/42)	7.3% (3/41)
Combined	21.4% (9/42)	34.1% (14/41)
Estrogens use (n/m)			.122
None	94.3% (33/35)	82.4% (28/34)
Local/Systemic	5.7% (2/35)	17.6% (6/34)
History of gynecological surgery (n/m)			.143
TVH only	38.1% (16/42)	27.5% (11/40)
TVH and ACR	9.5% (4/42)	5.0% (2/40)
TVH and PCR	2.4% (1/42)	20.0% (8/40)
TVH and ACR/PCR	28.6% (12/42)	12.5% (5/40)
TVH, later ACR and mesh	2.4% (1/42)	0.0% (0/40)
TAH, ACR and later PCR	0.0% (0/42)	2.5% (1/40)
TAH only	9.5% (4/42)	27.5% (11/40)
TAH and PCR	2.4% (1/42)	2.5% (1/40)
Laparoscopic hysterectomy	4.8% (2/42)	0.0% (0/40)
Supracervical hysterectomy	2.4% (1/42)	0.0% (0/40)

TVH: transvaginal hysterectomy, TAH: total abdominal hysterectomy.
ACR: anterior colporrhaphy, PCR: posterior colporrhaphy.