Appendix 2: Characteristics of Included Transvaginal Mesh Studies

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Appendix 2: Characteristics of Included Transvaginal Mesh Studies

Author, Year / Number of Subjects / Number Recurrent Prolapse Surgeries / Number Surgeries for Mesh Exposure/Erosion / Follow-Up
(mos) / Person-Time
Carey, 2008 [1] / 72 / 0 / 2 / 12.0 / 1140
Sentilhes, 2008 [2] / 72 / 0 / 2 / 26.3 / 1893.6
Fatton, 2007 [3] / 88 / 1 / 2 / 6.3 / 687.5
Abdel-fattah, 2007 [4] / 181 / 15 / 7 / 8.4 / 2427.6
Hefni, 2007 [5] / 127 / 10 / 21 / 14.0 / 1778
Neuman, 2007 [6] / 79 / 0 / 0 / 29.8 / 2354.2
Vardy, 2007 [7] / 286 / 0 / 1 / 5.3 / 2274
Foote, 2007 [8] / 52 / 0 / 11 / 5.1 / 262.6
deTayrac, 2007 [9] / 143 / 1 / 6 / 13.0 / 1859
Amrute, 2007 [10] / 76 / 0 / 2 / 30.7 / 2333.2
Achtari, 2005 [11] / 108 / 0 / 7 / 6.0 / 1188
Rutman, 2005 [12] / 50 / 1 / 0 / 6.0 / 300
Dwyer, 2004 [13] / 67 / 1 / 6 / 29.0 / 2813
Farnsworth, 2002 [14] / 93 / 2 / 3 / 12.0 / 1116
Petros, 2001 [15] / 40 / 12 / 0 / 55.0 / 4125
Cosson, 2005 [16] / 687 / 0 / 46 / 3.6 / 2473.2
Murphy, 2005 [17] / 55 / 0 / 1 / 3.0 / 165
Cosson, 2006 [18] / 89 / 0 / 5 / 12.0 / 1080
Luck, 2008 [19] / 90 / 0 / 4 / 8.0 / 720
vanRaalte, 2007 [20] / 171 / 11 / 1 / 6.0 / 2094
Meschia, 2005 [21] / 30 / 0 / 1 / 24.0 / 720
Meschia, 2007 [22] / 141 / 5 / 5 / 8.0 / 1824
TOTAL / 2798 / 71 / 164 / - / 35636

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