Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

6 questions · 6 findings · 1 reviews · Incontinence

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 33.3%Moderate 2 · 33.3%High 2 · 33.3%

Awareness of prolapse · women with apical vaginal prolapse

Absorbable showed no clear difference in awareness of prolapse compared with non absorbable sutures (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery for women with apical vaginal prolapse 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.78 [0.39, 1.56]
4 studies · 493 participants
Moderate

Surgery for recurrent prolapse · women with apical vaginal prolapse

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery for women with apical vaginal prolapse 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 222 participants
High

Prolapse on examination ‐ Any recurrent prolapse · women with apical vaginal prolapse

Absorbable showed no clear difference in prolapse on examination ‐ Any recurrent prolapse compared with non absorbable sutures (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery for women with apical vaginal prolapse 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.82 [0.48, 1.4]
3 studies · 417 participants
High

Bladder injury · women with apical vaginal prolapse

Absorbable showed no clear difference in visceral injury ‐ Bladder compared with non absorbable sutures (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery for women with apical vaginal prolapse 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.43 [0.11, 1.65]
3 studies · 545 participants
Moderate

Suture/mesh exposure · women with apical vaginal prolapse

Absorbable showed no clear difference in suture/mesh exposure compared with non absorbable sutures (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery for women with apical vaginal prolapse 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.25 [0.04, 1.6]
5 studies · 688 participants
Low

Painful intercourse ‐ Dyspareunia · women with apical vaginal prolapse

Absorbable showed no clear difference in painful intercourse ‐ Dyspareunia compared with non absorbable sutures (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery for women with apical vaginal prolapse 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.11 [0, 3.91]
2 studies · 161 participants
Low