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Letters Surgical mesh and safety

NICE responds to surgical mesh article

BMJ 2018; 363 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k4748 (Published 13 November 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;363:k4748
  1. Gillian Leng, deputy chief executive and director of health and social care,
  2. Kevin Harris, programme director and clinical adviser for NICE’s interventional procedures programme
  1. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, London SW1A 2BU, UK
  1. pressoffice{at}nice.org.uk

The life changing complications that affect some women after vaginal mesh procedures should prompt us all to reflect on how the health system should monitor and respond to potential harms from any intervention, medicine, or device.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence first made recommendations about the use of mesh in its interventional procedures guidance in 2005.1 This was cautious advice with …

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