Surgical mesh and patient safety

The use of surgical mesh for vaginal prolapse and stress urinary incontinence increased rapidly for 20 years and then fell from grace, mainly because of a failure to take patient safety seriously. The BMJ investigation by Jonathan Gornall1-3 itemises the many failings that made this rise and fall in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Heneghan, C, Godlee, F
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2018