Observational studyScientific reports2017
Complications following vaginal mesh procedures for stress urinary incontinence: an 8 year study of 92,246 women.
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71 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 156 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pain and other complications of pelvic mesh: a systematic review of qualitative studies and thematic synthesis of women's accounts.BMJ open · 2024Pooled it
- Autologous Slings in Female Stress Urinary Incontinence Treatment: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.International urogynecology journal · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness and safety of bulking agents versus surgical methods in women with stress urinary incontinence: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International urogynecology journal · 2022Pooled it
- Comparison of synthetic mesh erosion and chronic pain rates after surgery for pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence: a systematic review.International urogynecology journal · 2021Pooled it
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- Surgical interventions for women with stress urinary incontinence: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2019Pooled it
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- From implant to explant: urinary morbidity in women undergoing mesh removal.World journal of urology · 2026Article
- Preoperative Vaginal Microbiota and Risk of Complications After Transobturator Tape Surgery: A Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Regenerative Medicine Approaches to Stress Urinary Incontinence.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Systemic immune dysregulation in patients experiencing urogynaecological mesh failure.BJUI compass · 2026Article
- How to optimise the use of innovative invasive devices: considerations for feasibility studies.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2026Article
- The Long-Term Rate of Reoperation After Midurethral Sling Insertion Among Women With Urinary Incontinence: A Population-Based Study.International urogynecology journal · 2026Article
- Long-term Survival of Midurethral Mesh Slings for Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence.European urology open science · 2026Article
- Long-term safety of mid-urethral sling for stress urinary incontinence in women: an emulated trial using French national health data system.EClinicalMedicine · 2025Article
- Presentation and management of urethral erosion caused by mid-urethral sling.Irish journal of medical science · 2025Article
- Tension-Free Vaginal Tape versus Polyacrylamide Hydrogel Bulking Agent for Stress Urinary Incontinence: Patient Choice and Outcomes in Finland.International urogynecology journal · 2025Article
- The Efficacy of Modified Laparoscopic Burch Procedure Using a Single Stitch on Each Side of the Urethra for the Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
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- Mesh-associated pain syndrome: predictors for continence and prolapse mesh removal surgery in a single centre.BMC women's health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Complications of surgical mesh procedures have led to legal cases against manufacturers worldwide and to national inquiries about their safety. The aim of this study was to investigate the rate of adverse events of these procedures for stress urinary incontinence in England over 8 years. This was a retrospective cohort study of first-time tension-free vaginal tape (TVT), trans-obturator tape (TOT) or suprapubic sling (SS) surgical mesh procedures between April 2007 and March 2015. Cases were identified from the Hospital Episode Statistics database. Outcomes included number and type of procedures, including those potentially confounded by concomitant procedures, and frequency, nature and timing of complications. 92,246 first-time surgical mesh procedures (56,648 TVT, 34,704 TOT, 834 SS and 60 combinations) were identified, including 68,002 unconfounded procedures. Peri-procedural and 30-day complication rates in the unconfounded cohort were 2.4 [2.3-2.5]% and 1.7 [1.6-1.8]% respectively; 5.9 [5.7-6.1]% were readmitted at least once within 5 years for further mesh intervention or symptoms of complications, the highest risk being within the first 2 years. Complication rates were higher in the potentially confounded cohort. The complication rate within 5 years of the mesh procedure was 9.8 [9.6:10.0]% This evidence can inform future decision-making on this procedure.
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