Open AccessA Fictitious Replicated Display about the Effect of Physiotherapy and Health Education Programs on the Surgical Repair of Vesico-Vaginal Fistula
Author(s) -
Mujahid Bukhari,
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Abdulaziz Alorwan,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of gynecology research reviews and reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2634-1255
DOI - 10.47363/jgrrr/2021(3)144
Subject(s) - medicine , physical therapy , fistula , regimen , health education , surgery , nursing , public health
Objectives: Surgery is the only effective therapy for the majority of Vesico-Vaginal (V-V) fistulae. The current research assessed the effect of a planned program of pre- and postoperative physiotherapy and health education on the outcome of V-V fistula surgery. Methods: We examined the postoperative outcomes of two groups of women with V-V fistulae recruited and followed up on by two local nonprofit organizations at a hospital in Saudi Arabia on April-October 2021. The first group of women (n = 99) underwent fistula repair using conventional procedures. The second group (n = 112) had a standardized surgical technique as well as a systematic pre- and postoperative health education and physiotherapy regimen. Results: The training had a strong favorable influence on overall recovery and urine incontinence in particular. The chances of recovery after physiotherapy were 2.7 times higher for women in the physiotherapy group than for control patients, and the likelihood of postoperative stress incontinence was significantly higher for patients in the control group than for those in the physiotherapy group (P value 0.001). Conclusion: A planned program of health education and physiotherapy provided by skilled nurses and physiotherapists increases the chance of a satisfactory result after V-V fistula repair surgery.