Fast Track

“The research community is reaching a consensus that ‘subjective’ measures are more important than objective measures”
—Anne M. Weber, MD

“This study is not ‘finished.’ Our participants are in active follow-up for 2 years following surgery“
—Linda Brubaker, MD, MS

“Patients who are continent preoperatively, but become stress-incontinent postoperatively, are particularly unhappy”
—Mark D. Walters, MD

“Even when Burch colposuspension was performed, a number of women still had urinary incontinence after surgery”
—Anne M. Weber, MD

“Doing a Burch procedure at the time of sacrocolpopexy is a time-efficient and low-morbidity addition”
—Linda Brubaker, MD, MS

“I think mostwomen would be dissatisfied with a 44% risk of postoperative stress incontinence requiring a second surgery”
—Mark D. Walters, MD

“All clinicians providing care for women should routinely inquire about pelvic symptoms”
—Anne M. Weber, MD

“I am not aware of any legal precedent in which a clinical study or data provided solid protection from a jury verdict”
—Neeraj Kohli, MD, MBA