Research Article
Obesity and the Incidence of Bladder Injury and Urinary Retention Following Tension-Free Vaginal Tape Procedure: Retrospective Cohort Study
Table 1
Characteristic of cohort by body mass index (BMI).
| | Characteristics | BMI | | | <30 (), 72% | ≥30 (), 28% | value |
| | Median (IQR) age | 54 (45–64) | 55 (44.75–64) | .7837 | | Concomitant procedure | | | | | No. | 182 (74%) | 75 (78%) | .51 | | A&P repair | 42 (17%) | 13 (14%) | .5254 | | VH and repair | 22 (9%) | 8 (8%) | .9732 | | Analgesia | | | | | GA | 8 (3%) | 4 (4%) | .9314 | | Spinal | 105 (43%) | 38 (40%) | .689 | | Sedation | 133 (54%) | 54 (56%) | .8073 | | Previous surgery | | | | | No. | 219 (89%) | 88 (92%) | .599 | | TAH | 13 (5%) | 4 (4%) | .8803 | | VH and repair | 9 (4%) | 3 (3%) | .9314 | | Burch | 5 (2%) | 1 (1%) | .8659 | | Complications | | | | | No. | 209 (85%) | 86 (90%) | .3466 | | Bladder damage | 13 (5%) | 3 (3%) | .5722 | | Retention of urine | 24 (10%) | 7 (7%) | .6145 |
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IQR: interquartile range; A&P: anterior and posterior; GA: general anaesthesia; TAH: total abdominal hysterectomy; VH: vaginal hysterectomy.
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