Operative details
| Aspect of surgery | Oestrogen (n=44) | No treatment (n=45) |
| POP surgery performed | ||
| Anterior repair | 35 (80%) | 34 (76%) |
| Posterior repair | 16 (36%) | 19 (42%) |
| Vaginal hysterectomy±bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy | 26 (59%) | 25 (56%) |
| Sacrospinous fixation | 6 (14%) | 6 (13%) |
| Concomitant surgery | ||
| Sling/Tension-free vaginal tape | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) |
| Botulinum toxin A | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) |
| Suprapublic catheter | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) |
| Ease of dissection | ||
| Very easy | 6 (14%) | 5 (11%) |
| Easy | 22 (50%) | 13 (29%) |
| Normal | 14 (%) | 21 (47%) |
| Difficult | 2 (5%) | 5 (11%) |
| Very difficult | 0 (-) | 1 (2%) |
| Blood loss (g) | ||
| N; median (IQR) | n=44; 63 (50–125) | n=44; 54 (50–100) |
| Missing | 0 (-) | 1 (2%) |
| Visceral injury | ||
| Bladder injury | 0 (-) | 0 (-) |
| Urethral injury | 0 (-) | 0 (-) |
| Ureteric injury | 1 (2%) | 0 (-) |
| Bowel injury | 0 (-) | 0 (-) |
| Button hole of vagina | 3 (7%) | 1 (2%) |
| Suture used—fascial plication* | ||
| Polyglactin (Vicryl, Ethicon/Polysorb, Medtronic) | 10 (23%) | 10 (22%) |
| Polydioxanone (PDS-II, Ethicon) | 35 (80%) | 34 (76%) |
| Poligelcarprine (Monocryl, Ethicon) | 0 (-) | 0 (-) |
| Missing | 0 | 1 |
| Suture used—Vagina* | ||
| Polyglactin (Vicryl, Ethicon/Polysorb, Medtronic) | 41 (93%) | 42 (93%) |
| Polydioxanone (PDS-II, Ethicon) | 5 (11%) | 6 (13%) |
| Poligelcarprine (Monocryl, Ethicon) | 3 (7%) | 1 (2%) |
| Vaginal packing used | 23 (52%) | 28 (62%) |
| Cather inserted in theatre | ||
| Yes | 43 (98%) | 42 (93%) |
| Postoperative complications noted before discharge | ||
| Infection | 1 (2%) | 3 (7%) |
| Ureteric injury | 0 (-) | 0 (-) |
| Bladder injury | 0 (-) | 0 (-) |
| Bowel injury | 0 (-) | 0 (-) |
| Vascular injury | 0 (-) | 0 (-) |
| Neurological injury | 0 (-) | 0 (-) |
| Perioperative or postoperative blood transfusion | 0 (-) | 0 (-) |
| Perioperative or postoperative thromboembolism | 0 (-) | 0 (-) |
| Death | 0 (-) | 0 (-) |
*More than one can be selected, hence numbers do not add up to total.
POP, pelvic organ prolapse.