Quantification of vaginal support: Are continuous summary scores better than POPQ stage?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 203, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 512.e1-512.e6

  Brubaker, Linda ^a   Barber, Matthew D ^b   Nygaard, Ingrid ^c   Nager, Charlie W ^d   Varner, Edward ^e   Schaffer, Joseph ^f   Visco, Anthony ^g   Meikle, Susan ^h   Spino, Cathie ⁱ  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

outcome measures; pelvic organ prolapse; pelvic surgery; prolapse; quantification of prolapse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC FLOOR DISTRESS INVENTORY; PELVIC FLOOR IMPACT QUESTIONNAIRE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE QUANTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 78149279785     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.06.071     Document Type: Conference Paper

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