title: Technical preferences of surgeons performing a sacrocolpopexy procedure.
abstract: The purpose of this study is to report on the surgical preferences of international surgeons in the performance of the sacrocolpopexy procedure. Invitations to complete this Internet-based survey were sent to 2,854 International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) members from December 2010 through February 2011. Questions were related to various aspects of the surgeons' techniques and preferences in the performance of a sacrocolpopexy procedure by the abdominal, laparoscopic, and robotic routes. Descriptive statistics are reported. A total of 235 members from six continents completed the survey. Ninety percent of the respondents perform sacrocolpopexy procedures in their practices, including abdominal (n = 177), laparoscopic (n = 92), and robotic (n = 48) procedures. Participants reported reduced blood loss, shorter hospitalization, and longer operative time during laparoscopic and robotic procedures compared with open abdominal sacrocolpopexy, but no differences were reported in overall major complications. Overall, surgical preferences and techniques of international surgeons for sacrocolpopexy were similar among responders, regardless of the surgical route performed.
authors: Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, USA.
authors: Renee
authors: R
authors: Bassaly
authors: Mona
authors: M
authors: McCullough
authors: Deana
authors: D
authors: Hussamy
authors: Katheryne
authors: K
authors: Downes
authors: Lennox
authors: L
authors: Hoyte
authors: Stuart
authors: S
authors: Hart
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D061646:Operative Time; D056887:Pelvic Organ Prolapse / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D012371:Robotics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*