Does applying postoperative suprapubic catheterisation in urogynecology benefit patients?
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to define groups of women that are at particular risk for postoperative voiding dysfunction (PVD) after surgery for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and/or pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and to focus on the question if these specific groups would benefit from suprapubic catheter (SPC) insertion. Complications associated with SPC were identified.


METHODS
Between 06/2005 and 01/2013, the medical records of N = 4463 patients who underwent POP and/or SUI surgery were reviewed for suprapubic bladder drainage, duration of suprapubic catheterisation and SPC associated complications. 35 women suffering from vesicovaginal (28) and urethrovaginal (7) fistulas at the same time span were enrolled additionally.


RESULTS
The results obtained revealed that patients after isolated anterior colporrhaphy, isolated anterior colporrhaphy and TVT, isolated cystocele repair using mesh and TVT, as well as patients with concomitant posterior and/or middle compartment prolapse surgery are at increased risk of developing PVD. Thus, postoperative suprapubic bladder drainage is beneficial. Complications occurred in 4.9 % of patients who received an SPC: urinary tract infection (UTI) (35), catheter dislocation (21), infection at the catheter insertion (2) and small bowel perforation (1). For the patients treated for fistulas we noticed a complication rate related to SPC of 11.4 %: UTI (2) and small bowel perforation (2).


CONCLUSIONS
Patients should be counselled about the risk of developing PVD after POP and/or SUI surgery and should be informed about postoperative bladder drainage options related to their surgery.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Calwerstrasse 7, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany.
Andreas
A
Gild
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Calwerstrasse 7, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany.
Birgitt
B
Schoenfisch
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Calwerstrasse 7, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany.
Markus
M
Huebner
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Calwerstrasse 7, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany.
Sara
S
Brucker
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Calwerstrasse 7, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany.
Diethelm
D
Wallwiener
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Calwerstrasse 7, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany. christl.reisenauer@med.uni-tuebingen.de.
Christl
C
Reisenauer
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D056887:Pelvic Organ Prolapse / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections; D014563:Urodynamics; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*
Pelvic organ prolapse surgery; Post-void residual bladder volume; Postoperative voiding dysfunction; Stress urinary incontinence surgery; Suprapubic bladder catheterisation