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  • Urogynecology
  • Surgical Outcomes
  • Pelvic Floor Disorders

Background:

  • Pelvic reconstructive surgery can lead to temporary urinary difficulties.
  • Assessing postoperative voiding function is crucial for patient recovery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare active voiding trial (AVT) outcomes before and after implementing an enhanced recovery program (ERP) for women undergoing pelvic reconstructive surgery.
  • To identify risk factors for postoperative urinary retention.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of patients undergoing vaginal or robotic pelvic reconstructive surgery.
  • Collected data included demographics, surgical details, and AVT outcomes.
  • Multivariate analysis identified variables associated with AVT failure.

Main Results:

  • No significant difference in AVT failure rates was observed between pre-ERP (21.3%) and ERP (21.9%) groups.
  • Abnormal preoperative postvoid residual volume (PVR ≥100 mL) was linked to higher AVT failure rates (25.9% vs 12.2%).
  • Procedures like TVH with incontinence procedures, TVH with anterior repair, and robotic sacrocolpopexy showed significantly higher odds of AVT failure.

Conclusions:

  • Enhanced recovery programs did not alter the incidence of postoperative AVT failure.
  • Abnormal preoperative PVR is a significant risk factor for voiding trial failure.
  • Concomitant incontinence procedures or anterior colporrhaphy increased the likelihood of voiding trial failure irrespective of ERP implementation.