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Effect evaluation and influencing factor analysis of vaginal carbon dioxide laser in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence

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Abstract

To evaluate the clinical efficacy of carbon dioxide laser in the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence and analyze the influencing factors. A total of 46 patients with stress urinary incontinence treated in the Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University from March 2021 to August 2022 were included through strict inclusion criteria and exclusion criteria. All patients were treated with transvaginal carbon dioxide laser therapy, and Patient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) was used to evaluate patients’ subjective satisfaction after treatment. The efficacy was evaluated by patient’s subjective assessment of leakage, IngelmanSundberg scale, 1-h urine pad test, and international consultation on incontinence questionnaire short form (ICI-Q-SF) before and after treatment, and the adverse reactions after treatment were recorded. The treatment effect was divided into “significant effect group” and “no significant effect group” by subjective satisfaction and post-treatment-related scale evaluation. After laser treatment, patients’ subjective symptom improved, the volume of 1-h urine pad test was reduced, and the ICI-Q-SF score was decreased, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in IngelmanSundberg scale before and after treatment (P = 1.00). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that pad test volume was significantly correlated with treatment effect (P = 0.007). Transvaginal carbon dioxide laser is a safe and effective method for the treatment of mild to moderate stress urinary incontinence in females. The less severe the urinary leakage, the better the treatment effect.

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Wang, Y., Ye, Q. & Zhang, YQ. Effect evaluation and influencing factor analysis of vaginal carbon dioxide laser in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence. Lasers Med Sci 38, 153 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-023-03776-4

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