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01-01-2021 | Stress Incontinence | Original Article

The effect of advisory documents on mid-urethral sling case acquisition to the British Society Urogynaecology (BSUG) database in England

Authors: Paul Ballard, Rod Teo, Aethele Khunda, Victoria Kershaw

Published in: International Urogynecology Journal | Issue 1/2021

Abstract

Introduction and hypothesis

Many advisory documents have recommended uploading of all mid-urethral sling (MUS) cases onto the British Society of Urogynaecology (BSUG) or British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) database. The aim of this study was to determine whether these documents have resulted in an increase in database case acquisition for MUS surgery.

Method

We determined the number of cases uploaded onto the BSUG and BAUS databases and cases acquired by Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) over the period January 2011–March 2017 for the 6 months prior to each document and 6 months afterwards.

Results

There was an upsurge in data acquisition in 2013, which then declined after year end. There was a significant upsurge in case acquisition associated with the following documents: NHS Medical Director letter (p < 0.00001), the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) audit (p < 0.00001). There was a significant drop in case acquisition following the end of the HQIP audit (p < 0.00001) and the Mesh Working Group Interim report (p = 0.00325).

Conclusion

There was a significant increase in case acquisition with the HQIP audit and decline after it. The significant increase in case acquisition seen after the NHS MD letter in November 2012 may have been due to an overlap in the data capture between it and the HQIP audit. The levels of case acquisition do not compare to registries that are essentially compulsory and therefore we believe that voluntary databases are not effective for device post-market surveillance.

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Title: The effect of advisory documents on mid-urethral sling case acquisition to the British Society Urogynaecology (BSUG) database in England
Authors: Paul Ballard
Rod Teo
Aethele Khunda
Victoria Kershaw
Publication date: 01-01-2021
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keyword: Stress Incontinence
Published in: International Urogynecology Journal / Issue 1/2021
Print ISSN: 0937-3462
Electronic ISSN: 1433-3023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-020-04388-0

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The effect of advisory documents on mid-urethral sling case acquisition to the British Society Urogynaecology (BSUG) database in England

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Introduction and hypothesis

Method

Results

Conclusion

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