Category | Surgical procedures | ||||
AC | PC | APC | SSLF or other uterus suspension techniques* | Le Fort | |
All respondents | 3 (2,4) | 2 (1,2) | 3 (2,5) | 2 (1,3) | 2 (1,3) |
Different occupations | |||||
Urogynecologists (n = 1038) | 3 (2,5) | 1 (1,2) | 3 (2,5) | 2 (1,2) | 2 (1,3) |
Nurse (n = 267) | 2 (1,3) | 2 (1,3) | 2 (1,3) | 2 (1,3) | 3 (1,4) |
P* | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Different hospital levels | |||||
Level 3 (n = 1083) | 3 (2,4) | 2 (1,2) | 3 (2,5) | 2 (1,3) | 2 (1,3) |
Level 2&1 (n = 222) | 2 (2,4) | 1 (1,2) | 3 (2,5) | 2 (1,3) | 2 (1,3) |
P* | 0.459 | 0.333 | 0.594 | 0.776 | 0.448 |
Different locations | |||||
East China (n = 371) | 3 (2,4) | 1 (1,2) | 3 (2,5) | 2 (1,2) | 2 (1,3) |
South China (n = 120) | 2 (2,3) | 2 (1,2) | 3 (2,5) | 2 (1,2) | 2 (1,3) |
Central China (n = 107) | 3 (2,3) | 2 (1,3) | 3 (2,5) | 2 (1,3) | 2 (1,3) |
North China (n = 217) | 3 (2,5) | 2 (1,3) | 3 (2,5) | 2 (1,3) | 2 (1,3) |
Northwest China (n = 242) | 2 (1,3) | 2 (1.3) | 3 (2,5) | 2 (1,3) | 2 (1,3) |
Southwest China (n = 124) | 2 (1,3) | 2 (1,3) | 3 (2,5) | 1 (1,3) | 2 (1,3) |
Northeast China (n = 124) | 3 (2,5) | 2 (1,3) | 4 (2,6) | 2 (1,3) | 2 (1,3) |
P* | <0.001 | 0.017 | 0.022 | 0.387 | 0.542 |
Different working years | |||||
<10 (n = 339) | 2 (1,3) | 2 (1,3) | 3 (2,5) | 2 (1,3) | 2 (1,3) |
≥10 (n = 966) | 3 (2,4) | 1 (1,2) | 3 (2,5) | 2 (1,2) | 2 (1,3) |
P* | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.345 | 0.001 | <0.001 |
Different numbers of procedures performed by urogynecologists | |||||
<5 (n = 919) | 3 (2,5) | 1 (1,2) | 3 (2,5) | 2 (1,2) | 2 (1,3) |
≥5 (n = 119) | 3 (2,4) | 1 (1,2) | 3 (2,5) | 1 (1,2) | 2 (1,3) |
P* | 0.253 | 0.037 | 0.030 | 0.083 | 0.568 |
AC: anterior colporrhaphy (with or without mesh); PC: posterior colporrhaphy (with or without mesh); APC: anterior and posterior colporrhaphy (with or without mesh); SSLF: sacrospinous ligament fixation.; * with or without vaginal hysterectomy.
Hospital level: the higher the level, the greater the scale and the higher quality of hospital. Level 1 represents the primary health care center and level 3 represents the medical center with comprehensive medical, teaching, and scientific research capabilities.
East China includes 7 provinces: Shandong & Jiangsu & Anhui &Zhejiang & Fujian & Shanghai & Jiangxi; South China includes 3 provinces: Guangdong & Guangxi & Hainan; Central China includes 3 provinces: Hunan & Hubei & Henan; North China includes 5 provinces: Beijing & Tianjin & Hebei & Shanxi & Inner Mongolia; Northwest China includes 5 provinces: Ningxia & Xinjiang & Qinghai & Shanxi & Gansu; Southwest China includes 5 provinces: Sichuan & Yunnan & Guizhou & Xizang & Chongqing; Northeast China includes 3 provinces: Liaoning & Jilin & Heilongjiang.
P*: Mann-Whitney U test; P < 0.05 is indicated in bold.