Rising Rates of Urethral Bulking: A Retrospective Study of a National Database

Sling placement is the most common surgical procedure for SUI but it decreased in 2020, likely due to COVID-19-related delays, and has not yet returned to prepandemic levels. Urethral bulking has become more common, possibly due to new agents available in U.S. markets. Patients who received urethral bulking were more likely to be older, have severe systemic disease, and underwent a less invasive concurrent procedure. Further research is needed to understand these trends.