Primary and secondary outcomes
STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE, COMPLICATIONS
The primary outcome of this trial was long-term disease-specific quality of life, measured with the Urogenital Distress Inventory (UDI). The primary outcome in our follow-up study is similar to the original SALTO trial. Secondary outcomes were the effects of the surgical treatment on POP-related functional symptoms such as micturition, defecation, sexuality, and patient satisfaction, using validated questionnaires. Moreover, long-term complications such as mesh exposure and retreatment were evaluated. Surgical retreatment was categorized according to the joint IUGA/ICS recommendations for reporting outcomes. Surgeries were subdivided into repeat surgery for the apical compartment, surgery for a different site (anterior or posterior compartment), surgery for complications, and surgery for non-POP-related conditions (e.g., stress urinary incontinence) [More outcome definitions were used in the literature after the initial SALTO study [