Table 1: Demographics of successful vs. failed abdominal VVF repairs.
Success (n = 25) | Failure (n = 8) | p-value | |
Demographics | |||
Age (years), Mean ± SD | 44 ± 12 | 51 ± 11 | 0.17 |
Fistula size (cm) Mean ± SD | 2.2 ± 2.1 | 1.3 ± 1.2 | 0.27 |
Previous fistula repair, n (%) | 8 (32%) | 4 (50%) | 0.36 |
Location of fistula, n (%) | 0.48 | ||
Trigone | 13 (52%) | 3 (38%) | |
Supratrigone | 10 (40%) | 4 (50%) | |
Bladder neck | 0 | 1 (12%) | |
Not documented | 2 (8%) | 0 | |
Time with fistula prior to repair (months) Mean ± SD* | 9 ± 7 | 5 ± 2 | 0.47 |
Indwelling catheter at time of VVF repair, n (%) | 5 (20%) | 3 (38%) | 0.32 |
Pre-op Comorbidities, n (%) | 4 (16%) | 4 (50%) | 0.06 |
Smoking history | 4 (16%) | 4 (50%) | 0.06 |
Etiology of fistula, n (%) | 0.95 | ||
Hysterectomy | 19 (76%) | 6 (75%) | |
Other | 6 (24%) | 2 (25%) | |
Operative | |||
Length of surgery (min) Mean ± SD** | 238 ± 70 | 263 ± 241 | 0.71 |
Interpositional flap used, n (%) | 13 (52%) | 4 (50%) | 0.92 |
Postoperative | |||
Length of time with catheter (days) Mean ± SD | 19 ± 6 | 19 ± 7 | 0.85 |
Postop OAB, n (%) | 3 (14%) | 4 (50%) | 0.03 |
*Data available from 17 Success, 7 failures; **Data available from 14 Success, 7 failures.