Nir Haya

The transvaginal mesh decade

During the transvaginal mesh era some women have suffered unexpectedly poor outcomes following the insertion of transvaginal mesh for the surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse. To minimize the risk of these events repeating, we support changes to approval process of new devices including premarket demonstration of safety and efficacy. Clinicians should demonstrate greater vigilance in the introductory phase of new technologies including incorporating ethics committee approval for procedures without adequate safety and efficacy data. Formalization of an ‘arm’s length’ relationship between clinicians and industry would help minimize conflicts of interest which may unduly bias the introduction of new technologies and create improved transparency and confidence. Colleges and educational societies where the elected representatives are free of any relationship with industry could facilitate the ‘arm’s length’ relationship between clinician and industry that our community demands. These changes to regulat...

Erratum to: Polypropylene Mesh for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery

Erratum to: Curr Obstet Gynecol Rep (2013) 2:129–138DOI 10.1007/s13669-013-0045-8The original version of this article contained author queryprompts (i.e. “AU Query”) within the text on page 130(“{AU Query: Is [2] the correct reference citation?}”)and135 (“{AU Query: As meant: the United States?}”). Thesewerenottobeincludedwithinthefinalpublishedmanuscript.