title: Objective cure rates and patient satisfaction after the transobturator tape procedure during 6.5-year follow-up.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the subjective and objective outcomes and patient satisfaction with the outside-in transobturator tape (TOT) procedure during long-term follow-up.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical follow-up study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2).
  
  
  METHODS
  University hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred ninety-one women who underwent the TOT procedure. Of these, 66% had stress urinary incontinence and 34% had mixed urinary incontinence, and 45% underwent concomitant surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients underwent surgery between May 2003 and December 2004 using the TOT procedure. After a mean follow-up of 6.5 years, postal questionnaires and an invitation for a follow-up visit to the outpatient clinic were sent to the patients. Objective cure was defined as a negative result of a stress test and no repeat operation because of stress urinary incontinence during follow-up. Subjective outcome was evaluated using the following validated questionnaires: UISS (Urinary Incontinence Severity Score), DIS (Detrussor Instability Score), VAS (visual analog scale, 0-100), short versions of the IIQ-7 (Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-7) and UDI-6 (Urogenital Distress Inventory-6), and the EQ-5D and EQ-5D VAS. Patient satisfaction was evaluated using a self-tailored questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 191 patients, 139 (73%) were evaluated after a mean follow-up of 6.5 years. Objective and subjective cure rates were 89% and 83%, respectively. Of the patients with genuine stress urinary incontinence, 92% were completely or quite satisfied with the surgery, and 76% of the patients with mixed urinary incontinence were satisfied (p < .001). Patients with body mass index >30 had significantly higher scores on the IIQ-7, UDI-6 (p < .01 for both), VAS (p < .001), UISS (p < .01), and DIS (p < .001), thus indicating a less favorable outcome of the procedure.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A high objective cure rate persisted after a mean follow-up of 6.5 years. Caution is advised when the TOT procedure is planned in patients with mixed urinary incontinence or severe obesity.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Turku University and Salo Regional Hospital, Turku, Finland. pia.heinonen@tyks.fi
authors: Pia
authors: P
authors: Heinonen
authors: Seija
authors: S
authors: Ala-Nissilä
authors: Raija
authors: R
authors: Räty
authors: Eija
authors: E
authors: Laurikainen
authors: Pentti
authors: P
authors: Kiilholma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012008:Recurrence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D053825:Suburethral Slings; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000601:surgery*; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000601:surgery