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01-08-2020 | Care | Commentary

Commentary on “Effect of pessary cleaning and optimal time interval for follow-up: a prospective cohort study”

Author: Jerome Melon

Published in: International Urogynecology Journal | Issue 8/2020

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This article by Thys et al. [1] on pessary management for prolapse assesses three main objectives: the efficacy of routine follow-up visits for pessary cleaning, the effect of extending the time interval between pessary care follow-up visits, and the proportion of patients able to administer self-care to their pessary. This is an important clinical question given the health-care cost of regular visits for pessary care and the lack of evidence to guide clinicians on the optimal time intervals for pessary review. …

Thys SD, Hakvoort RA, Asseler J, Milani AL, Vollebregt A, Roovers JP. Effect of pessary cleaning and optimal time interval for follow-up: a prospective cohort study. Int Urogynecol J. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-019-04200-8 CrossRefPubMed

Title: Commentary on “Effect of pessary cleaning and optimal time interval for follow-up: a prospective cohort study”
Author: Jerome Melon
Publication date: 01-08-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keyword: Care
Published in: International Urogynecology Journal / Issue 8/2020
Print ISSN: 0937-3462
Electronic ISSN: 1433-3023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-019-04211-5

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