If you could see what we see, would it bother you?
| Autor: | Waseem Khoder, Jennifer J. Hamner, Michelle M. Takase-Sanchez, Michael Heit, Douglass S. Hale, Nadine C. Kassis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Urology Vaginal area Video Recording Vaginal wall Pelvic Organ Prolapse 03 medical and health sciences Random Allocation 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Prospective Studies CLIPS Diagnostic Techniques Obstetrical and Gynecological computer.programming_language Aged Pelvic organ 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine business.industry General surgery Obstetrics and Gynecology Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care Plastic Surgery Procedures Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Cross-Sectional Studies Hymen Vagina Female business computer |
| Zdroj: | International urogynecology journal. 28(1) |
| ISSN: | 1433-3023 |
| Popis: | The purpose of our study was to determine whether the anatomic threshold for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) diagnosis and surgical success remains valid when the patient sees what we see on exam. Two hundred participants were assigned, by computer-generated block randomization, to see one of four videos. Each video contained the same six clips representative of various degrees of anterior vaginal wall support. Participants were asked questions immediately after each clip. They were asked: “In your opinion, does this patient have a bulge or something falling out that she can see or feel in the vaginal area?” Similarly, they were asked to give their opinion on surgical outcome on a 4-point Likert scale. The proportion of participants who identified the presence of a vaginal bulge increased substantially at the level of early stage 2 prolapse (1 cm above the hymen), with 67 % answering yes to the question regarding bulge. The proportion of participants who felt that surgical outcome was less desirable also increased substantially at early stage 2 prolapse (1 cm above the hymen), with 52 % describing that outcome as “not at all” or “somewhat” successful. Early stage 2 POP (1 cm above the hymen) is the anatomic threshold at which women identify both a vaginal bulge and a less desirable surgical outcome when they see what we see on examination. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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