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01-06-2004 | Original Article

Healthcare utilization among women who undergo surgery for stress urinary incontinence

Authors: Kraig S. Kinchen, Stacey Long, Lucinda Orsini, William Crown, Richard C. Bump

Published in: International Urogynecology Journal | Issue 3/2004

Abstract

This study examined patterns of care for women undergoing surgery for stress urinary incontinence (SUI). A retrospective analysis of administrative claims data was performed and we identified 12,520 women with a diagnosis of SUI and a subset of 3,735 women with a surgical procedure code for SUI. For the main types of surgeries, we examined length of stay, pharmaceutical use, complications, and healthcare utilization related to incontinence greater than 6 months after surgery. Approximately 30% of women with a coded SUI diagnosis underwent surgery. Of the initial procedures, 40% were retropubic suspensions and 25% were sling procedures. Almost 4% of women underwent an additional surgery, and 14.1% had claims related to incontinence 6 or more months after the initial procedure. We examined medical care and pharmaceutical use for women undergoing continence surgery. This information may be important to patients and physicians discussing treatment options.

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Title: Healthcare utilization among women who undergo surgery for stress urinary incontinence
Authors: Kraig S. Kinchen
Stacey Long
Lucinda Orsini
William Crown
Richard C. Bump
Publication date: 01-06-2004
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: International Urogynecology Journal / Issue 3/2004
Print ISSN: 0937-3462
Electronic ISSN: 1433-3023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-004-1133-0

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Healthcare utilization among women who undergo surgery for stress urinary incontinence

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