Transvaginal mesh implants independent review: interim report

Abbreviations

AUS: Australia (research reference)

BAUS: British Association of Urological Surgeons

BSUG: British Society of Urogynaecology

CA: Canada (research reference)

CE: Conformité Européenne

CLO: Central Legal Office

CMO: Chief Medical Officer

DK: Denmark (research reference)

EU: European Union (research reference)

FDA: Food and Drugs Administration

IRIC: Incident Reporting and Investigation Centre

ISD: Information and Services Division

IUGA: International Urogynaecological Association

MDL: Multidistrict Litigation

MHRA: Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

MUS: Mid-Urethral Slings

NICE: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

NL: The Netherlands (research reference)

NZ1: New Zealand 1 (research reference)

NZ2: New Zealand 2 (research reference)

PFMT: Pelvic Floor Muscle Training

POP: Pelvic Organ Prolapse

PROSPECT: PROlapse Surgery: Pragmatic Evaluation and randomised Controlled Trial

PRISMA: Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses

QoL: Quality of Life

RCOG: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

RCT: Randomised Controlled Trial

SCENIHR: Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks

ScotPHN: Scottish Public Health Network

SIGN: Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network

SMR00: Scottish Morbidity Record - outpatients

SMR01: Scottish Morbidity Record - hospital inpatient

SMSG: Scottish Mesh Survivors Group

SUI: Stress Urinary Incontinence

TMWG: Transvaginal Mesh Working Group

TVT-O™: Transobturator Tape

TVT™: Tension-free Vaginal Tape

UDI: Unique Device Identifier

UK1: United Kingdom 1 (research reference)

UK2: United Kingdom 2 (research reference)

USA: United States of America (research reference)