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Freedom of Information request Colposuspension – Management of Urinary Incontinence in Women

Response published: 17 April 2025

FOI Request

I am conducting a research project to compare the safety and efficacy of permanent versus absorbable sutures in Colposuspension for the management of stress urinary incontinence in women. I would be grateful if you could help me with this data. From your hospital surgical database, please can you provide us with: 1. the number of Colposuspensions conducted in your unit between January 2020 and January 2025. Of these, please clarify how many were conducted: -open -laparoscopically -robotically 2. How many of these cases have needed to go back to theatre for any procedure under the care of urogynaecology/gynaecology/urology since the initial operation? Please state, what procedures they then underwent. The following questions, may be known by the theatre team via the surgeon’s cardex (information sheet which each surgeon will have with their preference of equipment for each operation) for Colposuspension. In the worst case, it may need to posed to the surgeons who usually perform colposuspensions but should be a quick answer: "Which suture material is routinely used to suture onto the iliopectineal ligament in open cases? Please state name of suture or N/A if this route of colposuspension is not performed." "Which suture material is routinely used to suture onto the iliopectineal ligament in laparoscopic cases? Please state name of suture or N/A if this route of colposuspension is not performed." "Which suture material is routinely used to suture onto the iliopectineal ligament in robotic cases? Please state name of suture or N/A if this route of colposuspension is not performed."

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 421-2025

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.

You asked:

I am conducting a research project to compare the safety and efficacy of permanent versus absorbable sutures in Colposuspension for the management of stress urinary incontinence in women. I would be grateful if you could help me with this data.

From your hospital surgical database, please can you provide us with:

  1. The number of Colposuspensions conducted in your unit between January 2020 and January 2025.

Of these, please clarify how many were conducted:

-open

-laparoscopically

-robotically

  1. How many of these cases have needed to go back to theatre for any procedure under the care of urogynaecology/gynaecology/urology since the initial operation?

Please state, what procedures they then underwent.

The following questions, may be known by the theatre team via the surgeon’s cardex (information sheet which each surgeon will have with their preference of equipment for each operation) for Colposuspension.   In the worst case, it may need to posed to the surgeons who usually perform colposuspensions but should be a quick answer:

“Which suture material is routinely used to suture onto the iliopectineal ligament in open cases?  Please state name of suture or N/A if this route of colposuspension is not performed.”

“Which suture material is routinely used to suture onto the iliopectineal ligament in laparoscopic cases? Please state name of suture or N/A if this route of colposuspension is not performed.”

“Which suture material is routinely used to suture onto the iliopectineal ligament in robotic cases? Please state name of suture or N/A if this route of colposuspension is not performed.”

Our response:

The Trust does not hold the information requested. Please contact Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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