Surgical trends and patient factors associated with the treatment of apical pelvic organ prolapse from a national sample

Prolapse of the vaginal apex can be treated using multiple surgical modalities. We describe national trends and patient characteristics associated with the surgical approach and compare perioperative outcomes of abdominal versus vaginal repair of apical pelvic organ prolapse (POP). The 2006–2012 National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database was queried for abdominal sacrocolpopexy (ASC) and vaginal apical suspensions. Patients were...