Retrospective multicentre study of the new minimally invasive mesh repair devices for pelvic organ prolapse.

摘要

OBJECTIVES: To assess the complications and short-term outcomes of prolapse repair mesh devices used in the management of female pelvic organ prolapse (POP). DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Multicentre study involving a tertiary referral urogynaecology unit and two district general hospitals. POPULATION: 329 women who underwent surgical management of prolapse with various prolapse repair mesh devices in the period between January 2005 and December 2006. METHODS: Women were identified from theatre records. An independent clinician performed a case notes review during the period March to May 2007. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Complication rates and the short-term cure at 3-month follow-up (defined as