Hybrid tape versus synthetic tape in treatment of female stress urinary incontinence .A prospective clinical study

Abstract Objective: To compare the clinical and operative outcomes of hybrid tape versus synthetic tapes during mid-urethral sling in treating female stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Patients and methods: This prospective study included 60 women with SUI. Patients were categorized into two groups: Group I included 30 patients who underwent midurethral sling procedure using hybrid tape; and Group II included 30 patients that had synthetic sling, using trans obturator tape approach (TOT) in both groups . The following variables were compared: operative time, post operative pain scores, duration of indwelling urethral catheter, hospital stay, and QoL assessment (International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form [ICIQ-UI-SF]) before and after discharge from hospital. Results: Patients among the two groups were normally distributed with no statistically significant difference in patient’s demographic data and comorbidities. There was an obvious increase in operative time in group I compared to group II. This increase was statistically highly significant. (p <0.001). Conclusion: Hybrid tape should be considered as a treatment option during TOT for female SUI with comparable efficacy and safety to synthetic tape. Long term follow up should be considered. Subject classification codes: include these here if the journal requires them