Military Treatment Facilities Articles

Prior studies of complications after sling surgery excluded the large number of women in military treatment facilities (MTFs).

To characterize the postoperative complication rates after sling surgery for Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) within MTFs in the United States.

To compare 12-month post-operative complication rates in women who underwent sling procedures by high-volume versus low-volume surgeons at US military treatment facilities (MTFs).

Retrospective cohort study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2) SETTING: US military treatment facilities PATIENTS: Female military beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE INTERVENTIONS: Sling surgery for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2012.