Outcomes of Vaginal Prolapse Surgery Among Female Medicare Beneficiaries

In Brief OBJECTIVE: Recurrent pelvic organ prolapse (POP) has been attributed to many factors, one of which is lack of vaginal apical support. To assess the role of vaginal apical support and POP, we analyzed a national dataset to compare long-term reoperation rates after prolapse surgery performed with and without apical support. METHODS: Public use file data on a 5% random national sample of female Medicare beneficiaries were obtained from the...