Table 3

Duration of initial catheter after different vaginal prolapse surgeries [N ​= ​1305, M(Q1,Q3)].

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.