Epidemiology of surgically managed pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence
AL Olsen, VJ Smith, JO Bergstrom, JC Colling… - Obstetrics & …, 1997 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence of surgically managed pelvic organ prolapse and
urinary incontinence in a population-based cohort, and to describe their clinical
characteristics. METHODS: Our retrospective cohort study included all patients undergoing
surgical treatment for prolapse and incontinence during 1995; all were members of Kaiser
Permanente Northwest, which included 149,554 women age 20 or older. A standardized
data-collection form was used to review all inpatient and outpatient charts of the 395 women …
urinary incontinence in a population-based cohort, and to describe their clinical
characteristics. METHODS: Our retrospective cohort study included all patients undergoing
surgical treatment for prolapse and incontinence during 1995; all were members of Kaiser
Permanente Northwest, which included 149,554 women age 20 or older. A standardized
data-collection form was used to review all inpatient and outpatient charts of the 395 women …