Journal article
Transvaginal mesh failure: lessons for regulation of implantable devices.
- Abstract:
- Concern is increasing that use of transvaginal mesh devices to treat stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse has exposed women to avoidable harms. Part of the problem may lie with the governance of medical devices, which has enabled new devices to be brought to market with inadequate evidence, and over 100 000 litigation cases are now under way.1 We consider how improvements to both regulatory approvals and the structures supporting evidence based practice among clinicians could help prevent similar problems in the future.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1136/bmj.j5515
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- Publisher:
- BMJ Publishing Group
- Journal:
- BMJ More from this journal
- Volume:
- 359
- Pages:
- j5515
- Publication date:
- 2017-12-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-11-06
- DOI:
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1756-1833
- ISSN:
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0959-8138
- Pmid:
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29217786
- Language:
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English
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pubs:810860
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uuid:11925495-37a8-46c0-a39c-851ffafb88a6
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pubs:810860
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810860
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2018-02-25
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- BMJ Publishing Group
- Copyright date:
- 2017
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