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Anogenital Distance and Perineal Measurements of the Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) Quantification System
Published on: September 20, 2018
Multicenter inter-examiner agreement trial for the validation of simplified POPQ system
Mitesh Parekh1, Steven Swift, Nucelio Lemos
1Prime Care of SE OH, Genesis Health System, 1210, Ashland Avenue, Zanesville, OH 43701, USA. cha2ny@pol.net
Introduction And Hypothesis:
The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the inter-examiner agreement of a previously described simplified pelvic organ prolapse quantification (S-POP) system in a multicenter, prospective, randomized, blinded fashion. Pelvic organ prolapse quantification (POPQ) system's use in daily practice is hampered due to perceived complexity and difficulty of use. The S-POP was introduced in order to make the POPQ user-friendly and increase its usage (Swift et al. in Int Urogynecol J 17(6):615-620, 2006).
Methods:
Five hundred eleven subjects underwent two separate pelvic exams in random order by two blinded examiners employing the S-POP at 12 centers around the world. Data were compared using weighted kappa statistics.
Results:
The weighted kappa statistics for the inter-examiner reliability of the S-POP were 0.87 for the overall stage, 0.89 and 0.81 for the anterior and posterior vaginal walls, 0.82 for the apex/cuff 0.89, and 0.84 for the cervix and vaginal fornix, respectively.
Conclusion:
There is an almost perfect inter-examiner agreement of the S-POP system for the overall stage and each point within the system.
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