Abstract:Objective To investigate the risk factors of postoperative pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) in patients with cervical cancer. Methods The patients undergoing total hysterectomy due to cervical cancer or benign uterus diseases were selected in this study. General clinic information, therapeutic interventions of patients and perioperative recovery status were recorded. Results Patients in cancer group experienced dramatic increase in operation time, indwelling of catheter, hospitalization time and intraoperative blood loss compared with those in benign disease group (P < 0.05). Grade and fatigue of class I and class II muscle fiber in cancer group were significantly worsened compared with benign group (P < 0.05). Totally 37 out of 57 cases of cervical cancer patients (64.9%) suffered from PFD. Age larger than 45 years old, constipation, times of delivery greater than 2 times, postoperative timelarger than12 months, catheter retention time more than 7 d and post menopause were closely associated with incidence of PFD (P < 0.05). Conclusions Age, constipation, number of childbirth, catheter retention time and postmenopausal women are the risk factors of pelvic floor dysfunction after cervical cancer surgery.