2019
Pain and activity after vaginal reconstructive surgery for pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence
Barber M, Brubaker L, Nygaard I, Wai C, Dyer K, Ellington D, Sridhar A, Gantz M, Network N, Dickersin K, Jiang L, Lavender M, O’Dell K, Ryan K, Tulikangas P, Kong L, McClish D, Rickey L, Shade D, Tuteja A, Yount S. Pain and activity after vaginal reconstructive surgery for pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2019, 221: 233.e1-233.e16. PMID: 31201809, PMCID: PMC7250460, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesicsExerciseFemaleGynecologic Surgical ProceduresHumansPain MeasurementPain, PostoperativePelvic Organ ProlapseSuburethral SlingsUrinary Incontinence, StressConceptsPelvic organ prolapseVaginal vault suspensionSacrospinous vaginal vault suspensionActivity Assessment ScaleMidurethral slingVault suspensionOrgan prolapseReconstructive surgeryPain medicationPostoperative painSurgical groupUrinary incontinenceBodily painFunctional activityPhysical functioningForm Health Survey bodily painBaseline levelsAssessment ScaleImmediate postoperative painNarcotic pain medicationNonnarcotic pain medicationRole-physical subscaleSurgical Pain ScalesSynthetic midurethral slingsTransvaginal prolapse repair
2013
Surgical preparation: are patients “ready” for stress urinary incontinence surgery?
Brubaker L, Litman H, Rickey L, Dyer K, Markland A, Sirls L, Norton P, Casiano E, Paraiso M, Ghetti C, Rahn D, Kusek J. Surgical preparation: are patients “ready” for stress urinary incontinence surgery? International Urogynecology Journal 2013, 25: 41-46. PMID: 23912506, PMCID: PMC3833875, DOI: 10.1007/s00192-013-2184-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPatient SatisfactionPreoperative CareQuality of LifeTreatment OutcomeUrinary Incontinence, StressConceptsStress urinary incontinence surgeryPatient Preparedness QuestionnaireUrinary incontinence surgeryQuality of lifeIncontinence surgerySurgical outcomesPre-operative urodynamic studyPost-operative satisfactionSecondary outcome measuresHalf of womenOverall incontinenceSUI surgeryUrge incontinenceClinical characteristicsUrodynamic studiesTreatment satisfactionVALUE trialUDI scorePatient preparednessPatient satisfactionOffice evaluationOutcome measuresPreparedness scoreSurgerySecondary analysis
2007
Double trouble: two complicated slings in one woman
Lowenstein L, Rickey L, Brubaker L. Double trouble: two complicated slings in one woman. International Urogynecology Journal 2007, 18: 1503-1505. PMID: 17618399, DOI: 10.1007/s00192-007-0417-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Volume at Which Women Leak First on Urodynamic Testing is Not Associated With Quality of Life, Measures of Urethral Integrity or Surgical Failure
Lowenstein L, Dooley Y, Kenton K, Rickey L, FitzGerald M, Mueller E, Brubaker L. The Volume at Which Women Leak First on Urodynamic Testing is Not Associated With Quality of Life, Measures of Urethral Integrity or Surgical Failure. Journal Of Urology 2007, 178: 193-196. PMID: 17499809, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.03.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMiddle AgedOrgan SizeQuality of LifeRetrospective StudiesUrethraUrinary Incontinence, StressUrodynamicsConceptsIncontinence Impact QuestionnaireUrogenital Distress InventoryUrodynamic stress incontinenceValsalva leak point pressureIncontinence volumeUrethral closure pressureLeak point pressureStress incontinenceDistress InventoryImpact QuestionnaireBladder volumeMaximal urethral closure pressureMaximum urethral closure pressureClosure pressureLow bladder volumesQuality of lifeGreater botherPreoperative qualityContinence surgeryUrodynamic testingConsecutive womenSurgical failureSling procedurePostoperative assessmentSurgical outcomes