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Pelvic organ prolapse surgery in the United States, 1997 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY Brown, J. S., Waetjen, L. E., Subak, L. L., Thom, D. H., Van den Eeden, S., Vittinghoff, E. 2002; 186 (4): 712-716

Abstract

Our purpose was to describe the prevalence, regional rates and demographic characteristics, morbidity, and mortality of pelvic organ prolapse surgeries in the United States.We used data from the 1997 National Hospital Discharge Survey and the 1997 National Census to calculate rates of pelvic organ prolapse surgeries by age, race, and regional trends.In 1997, 225,964 women underwent surgery for prolapse (22.7 per 10,000 women). The mean age of these women was 54.6 years (+/-15.2). The South had the highest rate of surgery (29.3 per 10,000) and the Northeast had the lowest (16.1 per 10,000). The surgery rate for whites (19.6 per 10,000) was 3 times greater than that for African Americans (6.4 per 10,000). Although 16% of surgeries had complications, mortality was rare (0.03%).Pelvic organ prolapse surgery is common. Regional and racial differences in rates of surgery may reflect physician practice, patient preferences, and gynecologic care utilization.

View details for DOI 10.1067/mob.2002.121897

View details for Web of Science ID 000175545300018

View details for PubMedID 11967496