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SynthesisInternational urogynecology journal and pelvic floor dysfunction2008

Adjuvant materials in anterior vaginal wall prolapse surgery: a systematic review of effectiveness and complications.

Richard Foon, Philip Toozs-Hobson, P M Latthe

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Synthesis in International urogynecology journal and pelvic floor dysfunction, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Advances in managing pelvic floor disorders.F1000 medicine reports · 2009
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  12. Pathophysiology of sexual dysfunction as related to pelvic floor disorders.International urogynecology journal and pelvic floor dysfunction · 2009
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Richard FoonDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Birmingham Women's Health Care NHS Trust, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TG, UK. r.p.foon@talk21.com
Philip Toozs-Hobson
P M Latthe
Birmingham Women's Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of this study is to assess the objective recurrence and complications of adjuvant materials in the treatment of anterior vaginal wall prolapse. The inclusion criteria were randomised controlled trials (RCTs) using adjuvant materials versus standard surgery for anterior vaginal wall prolapse. The main outcome measures were objective recurrence and complications. Ten RCTs (1,087 patients) were included in the systematic review. Meta-analysis showed a lower risk of objective recurrence after 1 year in the patients having an anterior repair with a biological adjuvant material (odds ratio 0.56; 95% confidence interval 0.34-0.92) and absorbable synthetic adjuvant material (odds ratio 0.44; 95% confidence interval 0.21-0.89). The evidence for the use of biological adjuvant materials in anterior vaginal wall prolapse surgery shows trends towards reduction of objective recurrence at 12 months.

Indexed as

Gynecologic Surgical ProceduresProstheses and ImplantsSurgical MeshAcetamidesFemaleHumansRecurrenceTreatment OutcomeUterine ProlapseAcetamidesCDAA

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PMID18607524
OpenAlexW2079766815

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