Mesh Exposure and Associated Risk Factors in Women Undergoing Transvaginal Prolapse Repair with Mesh

Table 1

Selected demographic, clinical, and surgical variables (N = 201).

Characteristic	Mesh exposure; (𝑁=24)	No mesh exposure; (𝑁=177)	P
Age (years)*	67.3±8.8	66.1±8.1	0.49
Body Mass Index (kg/m^2)*	28.2±4.0	27.9±5.0	0.78
Smoking status			0.30
Nonsmoker	14/23 (61%)	119/173 (69%)
Current smoker	2/23 (9%)	6/173 (3%)
History of smoking	7/23 (30%)	48/173 (28%)
Medical comorbidities
Diabetes	4/23 (17%)	7/164 (4%)	0.03
Hypertension	12/24 (50%)	99/175 (57%)	0.66
Surgical history
Prior incontinence procedure	2/24 (8%)	34/174 (20%)	0.26
Prior prolapse procedure	6/24 (25%)	53/176 (30%)	0.81
Prior hysterectomy	12/24 (50%)	111/177 (63%)	0.27
POPQ measurements
Preoperative Ba (cm)*	+3.0±3.0	+2.3±2.6	0.23
Preoperative Bp (cm)*	+0.9±3.7	+0.7±3.1	0.81
Preoperative C (cm)*	−0.7±5.0	−1.7±4.4	0.30
Preoperative TVL (cm)*	8.6±1.2	8.5±2.2	0.77
Surgical variables
Concomitant hysterectomy	2/24 (8%)	17/176 (10%)	>0.99
EBL (ccs)*	171±194	140±101	0.45
Δ hemoglobin (preoperative – postoperative in g)*	2.9±1.2	2.4±1.1	0.05

∗Mean ± SD.