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dc.contributor.authorJia, Xueli
dc.contributor.authorGlazener, Cathryn Margaret Anneen
dc.contributor.authorMowatt, Graham
dc.contributor.authorMacLennan, Graeme Stewarten
dc.contributor.authorFraser, Cynthia Maryen
dc.contributor.authorBain, Christine
dc.contributor.authorBurr, Jennifer Margareten
dc.date.accessioned2009-11-26T11:00:58Z
dc.date.available2009-11-26T11:00:58Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.citationJia, X., Glazener, C., Mowatt, G., MacLennan, G., Farser, C., Bain, C., and Burr, J., (2008) Efficacy and safety of using mesh or grafts in surgery for anterior and/or posterior vaginal wall prolapse: systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 115(11), pp.1350-1361.en
dc.identifier.issn0306-5456
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2164/298
dc.description.abstractBackground The efficacy and safety of mesh/graft in surgery for anterior or posterior pelvic organ prolapse is uncertain. Objectives To systematically review the efficacy and safety of mesh/graft for anterior or posterior vaginal wall prolapse surgery. Search strategy Electronic databases and conference proceedings were searched, experts and manufacturers contacted and reference lists of retrieved papers scanned. Selection criteria Randomised controlled trials (RCTs), non-randomised comparative studies, registries, case series involving at least 50 women, and RCTs published as conference abstracts from 2005 onwards. Data collection and analysis One reviewer screened titles/abstracts, undertook data extraction, and assessed study quality. Data analysis was conducted for three subgroups: anterior, posterior, and anterior and/or posterior repair (not reported separately). Results Forty-nine studies involving 4569 women treated with mesh/graft were included. Study quality was generally high. Median follow up was 13 months (range 1 to 51). In anterior repair, there was short-term evidence that mesh/graft (any type) significantly reduced objective prolapse recurrence rates compared with no mesh/graft (relative risk 0.48, 95% CI 0.32-0.72). Non-absorbable synthetic mesh had a significantly lower objective prolapse recurrence rate (8.8%, 48/548) than absorbable synthetic mesh (23.1%, 63/273) and biological graft (17.9%, 186/1041), but a higher erosion rate (10.2%, 68/666) than synthetic mesh (0.7%, 1/147) and biological graft (6.0%, 35/581). There was insufficient information to compare any of the other outcomes regardless of prolapse type. Conclusion Evidence for most outcomes was too sparse to provide meaningful conclusions. Rigorous long-term RCTs are required to determine the comparative efficacy of using mesh/graft.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThe National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Interventional Procedures Programme.en
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dc.publisherElsevier Scienceen
dc.subjectsystematic reviewen
dc.subjectpelvic organ prolapseen
dc.subjectmeshen
dc.subjectsafetyen
dc.subjectefficacyen
dc.titleEfficacy and safety of using mesh or grafts in surgery for anterior and/or posterior vaginal wall prolapse: systematic review and meta-analysis.en
dc.typeJournal Articleen


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