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Effect of surgical approach on physical activity and pain control after sacral colpopexy
Sarah A Collins1, Paul K Tulikangas, David M O'Sullivan
1Division of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut Health Center, Hartford, CT, USA.
Objective:
We sought to compare recovery of activity and pain control after robotic (ROB) vs abdominal (ABD) sacral colpopexy.
Study Design:
Women undergoing ROB and ABD sacral colpopexy wore accelerometers for 7 days preoperatively and the first 10 days postoperatively. They completed postoperative pain diaries and Short Form-36 questionnaires before and after surgery.
Results:
At 5 days postoperatively, none of the 14 subjects in the ABD group and 4 of 28 (14.3%) in the ROB group achieved 50% total baseline activity counts (P = .283). At 10 days, 5 of 14 (35.7%) in the ABD group and 8 of 26 (30.8%) in the ROB group (P = .972) achieved 50%. Postoperative pain was similar in both groups. Short Form-36 vitality scores were lower (P = .017) after surgery in the ABD group, but not in the ROB group.
Conclusion:
Women undergoing ROB vs ABD sacral colpopexy do not recover physical activity faster, and pain control is not improved.
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