Intrapartum risk factors for postpartum urinary retention: a case-control study.

Introduction: Urinary voiding dysfunction is a common postpartum condition. Increased knowledge of risk factors for postpartum urinary retention could improve early identification of women at risk and lead to enhanced postpartum surveillance. We sought to identify intrapartum factors that contribute to postpartum urinary retention.

Sexual function before and 1 year after laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy.

Objective: This study aimed to compare sexual function before and 1 year after laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy using a porcine dermis or a polypropylene mesh material.

Methods: This was a secondary analysis of sexual function measured before and 1 year after laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy in a group of 81 sexually active women participating in a randomized controlled trial comparing porcine dermis and polypropylene mesh. Sexual function was assessed using the short form of the Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire (PISQ-12).

Subjective and objective results 1 year after robotic sacrocolpopexy using a lightweight Y-mesh.

Introduction And Hypothesis: The objective of this study was to assess outcomes following robotic sacrocolpopexy using a lightweight polypropylene Y-mesh.

Methods: During our study period, all patients who underwent robotic sacrocolpopexy were enrolled in this single-arm prospective trial. Endpoints included Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POP-Q) values; Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory, short form 20 (PFDI-20); Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire, short form 7 (PFIQ-7); Surgical Satisfaction scores; and the Sandvik Incontinence Severity Index.

Subjective and objective outcomes 1 year after robotic-assisted laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy.

We aimed to assess the subjective and objective outcomes 1 year after robotic sacrocolpopexy using a type I polypropylene mesh. This was a case series of 64 patients who underwent a robotic-assisted laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy using a type I monofilament polypropylene mesh coated with hydrophilic porcine collagen. Objective and subjective outcomes were assessed using the pelvic organ prolapse quantification (POP-Q), the short forms of the Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ 7) and the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI-20).

Prospective study of an ultra-lightweight polypropylene Y mesh for robotic sacrocolpopexy.

Introduction And Hypothesis: To prospectively evaluate the use of a particular polypropylene Y mesh for robotic sacrocolpopexy.

Methods: This was a prospective study of 120 patients who underwent robotic sacrocolpopexy. We compared preoperative and 12-month postoperative objective and subjective assessments via the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POP-Q), the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory, Short Form 20 (PFDI-20); the Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire, Short Form 7 (PFIQ-7); and the Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire 12 (PISQ-12).

Evaluation of a transvaginal mesh delivery system for the correction of pelvic organ prolapse: subjective and objective findings at least 1 year after surgery.

Objective: We sought to track objective and subjective outcomes ≥1 year after transvaginal mesh system to correct prolapse.

Study Design: This was a retrospective cohort study of 120 women who received a transvaginal mesh procedure (Avaulta Solo, CR Bard Inc, Covington, GA). Outcomes were pelvic organ prolapse quantification values; Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory, Short Form 20/Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire, Short Form 7 scores; and a surgical satisfaction survey.

The influence of race on the incidence of respiratory distress syndrome after antenatal betamethasone or dexamethasone.

Objective: To compare the incidence of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in African American and Caucasian neonates after antenatal betamethasone or dexamethasone.

Study Design: This was a retrospective review of all deliveries occurring at < or = 32 weeks' gestation at Hackensack University Medical Center from 2001 to 2004. Only patients who received a complete course of antenatal steroids were included.