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Nazema Y Siddiqui¹, Gena C Dunivan², Christopher J Chermansky³

¹From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University, Durham, NC.

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Summary

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Developing a concise patient-reported outcome tool is crucial for optimizing pelvic organ prolapse (POP) care. This initiative aims to improve quality measurement and address mesh complication management.

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Area of Science:

Urogynecology
Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP)
Quality Improvement

Background:

Limited quality measures exist for optimizing pelvic organ prolapse (POP) care.
The American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) previously identified key provider-reported data elements for quality measurement.

Purpose of the Study:

Review existing patient-reported outcome (PRO) tools for POP to identify areas for improvement.
Discuss strategies to enhance the quality of care for women experiencing mesh complications.

Main Methods:

A consensus conference convened by the AUGS Scientific Committee.
Discussions included the current state of POP outcome measurement and quality improvement strategies.
Input was gathered from clinicians, patient representatives, and industry professionals.

Main Results:

A roadmap was developed for integrating PROs into a national POP quality improvement registry.
Gaps in knowledge regarding mesh complication treatment were identified.
Proposed terminology and treatment algorithms for mesh complications were previewed.

Conclusions:

Existing PRO measurement tools for POP can be consolidated into a single, concise tool for quality measurement.
Further work will focus on developing this unified PRO tool over the next year.
Updates to mesh terminology and treatment algorithms will be published separately.