Comparative Outcomes for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery among Nursing Home Residents and Matched Community Dwelling Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We compared short and long-term outcomes between nursing home residents and matched community dwelling older adults undergoing surgery for pelvic organ prolapse.

Materials and methods

This retrospective cohort study evaluates women 65 years old or older undergoing different types of pelvic organ prolapse repairs (anterior/posterior, apical and colpocleisis) between 2007 and 2012 using Medicare claims and the Minimum Data Set for Nursing Home Residents. Long-stay nursing home residents were identified and propensity score matched (1:2) to community dwelling older individuals based on procedure type, age, race and Charlson score. Generalized estimating equation models were created to determine the relative risk of hospital length of stay 3 or more days, 30-day complica

SUBMITTER: Suskind AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7725928 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature