Cochrane · systematic review · CD013105

Perioperative interventions in pelvic organ prolapse surgery

Haya, N, Feiner, B, Baessler, K, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · Cochrane Library

Gynaecology and FertilityAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
3
Included studies
NR
No studies 3 · 42.9%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 42.9%Moderate 1 · 14.3%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Pelvic floor muscle training before and after prolapse surgery compared to no training in pelvic organ prolapse surgery

Population: women undergoing pelvic organ prolapse surgery
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Objective failure at any site: at 12 to 24 months
Pelvic floor muscle training before and after prolapse surgery vs no training
OR 0.93 [0.56, 1.54]2 studies · 327 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Subjective awareness of prolapse: Pelvic organ prolapse Symptom score (POP‐SS) at 12 months
Pelvic floor muscle training before and after prolapse surgery vs no training
no estimate extracted1 study · 48 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Subjective awareness of prolapse: feeling of bulge at 24 months
Pelvic floor muscle training before and after prolapse surgery vs no training
OR 1.07 [0.61, 1.87]1 study · 305 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Intraoperative blood loss
Pelvic floor muscle training before and after prolapse surgery vs no training
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intraoperative ureteral injury
Pelvic floor muscle training before and after prolapse surgery vs no training
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Postoperative urinary tract infection
Pelvic floor muscle training before and after prolapse surgery vs no training
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Repeat surgery (or pessary) for recurrent prolapse
Pelvic floor muscle training before and after prolapse surgery vs no training
OR 1.92 [0.74, 5.02]1 study · 316 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision