The use of synthetic mesh for vaginal prolapse in the UK: a review of cases submitted to the British Society of Urogynaecology database

Trochez, Ruben D, Lane, Steven and Duckett, Jonathan (2018) The use of synthetic mesh for vaginal prolapse in the UK: a review of cases submitted to the British Society of Urogynaecology database. INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL, 29 (6). pp. 899-904.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00192-018-3595-5

Abstract

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS:The use of mesh for vaginal prolapse gained popularity during the 1990s. More recently, concerns have been raised regarding the safety of mesh procedures. Mesh can be inserted vaginally, laparoscopically or via an open abdominal route, but there are few data comparing the outcomes. Most previous published data relate to small numbers of procedures. METHODS:This was a review of data submitted to the British Society of Urogynaecology (BSUG) database of all cases reporting the use of mesh placed vaginally or abdominally (open or laparoscopic) between January 2006 and December 2016. The primary outcome was based on the reported patient global impression of improvement (PGI-I). RESULTS:A total of 6,709 cases of mesh prolapse repair were entered during the study period. Women in the laparoscopic group had a lower BMI and were younger. Significantly more patients in the open group (96.4%) described themselves as very much better or much better compared with the laparoscopic group (91%) and the vaginal mesh group (90.7%; p < 0.001). Only 0.5% of patients reported that they were worse or very much worse. CONCLUSIONS:This dataset suggests that the effectiveness of mesh repair might be good regardless of the route of insertion. The improvement in PGI-I seems to be greatest with open sacrocolpopexy.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Vaginal mesh, Vaginal prolapse
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	23 Mar 2018 11:06
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2023 06:38
DOI:	10.1007/s00192-018-3595-5
Related URLs:	Author Publisher
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3019372