The impact on complication rates of delayed routine pessary reviews
during the covid-19 pandemic: a retrospective comparative cohort study.
Abstract
The objective of this study was to identify if delayed routine pessary
reviews during the covid-19 pandemic (as per the guidance from Royal
College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and British Society of
Urogynaecology) led to an increase in complication rates. A
retrospective comparative cohort study was conducted in NHS Tayside,
Scotland involving 300 patients (150 pre-pandemic and 150 during the
covid-19 pandemic). Their notes were reviewed to identify age, care
provider, pessary type, length of pessary usage, review date, timeframe
from previous review, bleeding/infection/ulceration, removal issues,
pessary replacement and outcome. Exclusion criteria was applied:
Patients with no pessary insitu at review, reviews at 8 months
(pre-pandemic) and reviews at