Adverse events after first, single, mesh and non-mesh surgical procedures for stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse in Scotland, 1997-2016: a population-based cohort study.

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Concerns have been raised about the safety of surgery for stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse using transvaginal mesh. We assessed adverse outcomes after first, single mesh procedures and comparable non-mesh procedures.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Lancet

Title: Lancet (London, England)

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1474-547X

ISSN (Print): 0140-6736

Publication date (Electronic): Feb 11 2017

Volume: 389

Issue: 10069

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[1 ] Information Services Division, National Health Service National Services Scotland, Edinburgh, UK; Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.

[2 ] Information Services Division, National Health Service National Services Scotland, Edinburgh, UK; Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.

[3 ] Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit, Ayrshire Maternity Unit, University Hospital Crosshouse, Kilmarnock, UK.

[4 ] Information Services Division, National Health Service National Services Scotland, Edinburgh, UK.

[5 ] Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.

[6 ] Department of Urogynaecology, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, UK.

[7 ] Information Services Division, National Health Service National Services Scotland, Edinburgh, UK. Electronic address: rachaelwood@nhs.net.

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Publisher Item ID: S0140-6736(16)32572-7

DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)32572-7

PubMed ID: 28010993

SO-VID: af4ad7da-b2c1-416b-8fa2-7dc7a76d3d96

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