| Subject: | FDA Issues Public Health Notification On Transvaginal Placement Of Surgical Mesh |
| Category: | Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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| Published: | Wed, 22 Oct 2008 - 11:00 am |
| Audience: Hospital surgical staff, OB/GYN physicians, other healthcare professionals The FDA has issued a Public Health Notification informing healthcare professionals of serious complications associated with transvaginal placement of surgical mesh in repair of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Over the past three years the FDA has received over 1,000 reports from nine surgical mesh manufacturers of complications that were associated with surgical mesh devices... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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