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Erschienen in: International Urogynecology Journal 12/2009

01.12.2009 | Letter to the Editor

“Commercial pressures and professional ethics: troubling revisions to the recent ACOG Practice Bulletins on surgery for pelvic organ prolapse”: response to Weber

verfasst von: L. Lewis Wall, Douglas Brown

Erschienen in: International Urogynecology Journal | Ausgabe 12/2009

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We thank Dr. Weber [1] for her interest in our article [2]. We are deeply saddened by her detailed confirmation of our worst suspicions concerning the removal of any reference to the ‘experimental’ nature of the trocar-and-mesh kit operations for prolapse in ACOG Practice Bulletin #85. We agree with her that the original wording should be restored. We further suggest that ACOG affirm in print its commitment to promoting evidence-based practice that is truly in the best interests of patients, even if doing so potentially threatens the financial interests of members of the College. …
Literatur
1.
Zurück zum Zitat Weber A (2009) Response to Wall and Brown: “Commercial pressures and professional ethics: troubling revisions to the recent ACOG Practice Bulletins on surgery for pelvic organ prolapse”. Int Urogynecol J doi:10.1007/s00192-009-0985-8 Weber A (2009) Response to Wall and Brown: “Commercial pressures and professional ethics: troubling revisions to the recent ACOG Practice Bulletins on surgery for pelvic organ prolapse”. Int Urogynecol J doi:10.​1007/​s00192-009-0985-8
2.
Zurück zum Zitat Wall LL, Brown D (2009) Commercial pressures and professional ethics: troubling revisions to the recent ACOG practice bulletins on surgery for pelvic organ prolapse. Int Urogynecol J 20:765–767. doi:10.1007/s00192-009-0864-3 CrossRef Wall LL, Brown D (2009) Commercial pressures and professional ethics: troubling revisions to the recent ACOG practice bulletins on surgery for pelvic organ prolapse. Int Urogynecol J 20:765–767. doi:10.​1007/​s00192-009-0864-3 CrossRef
Metadaten
Titel
“Commercial pressures and professional ethics: troubling revisions to the recent ACOG Practice Bulletins on surgery for pelvic organ prolapse”: response to Weber
verfasst von
L. Lewis Wall
Douglas Brown
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2009
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
International Urogynecology Journal / Ausgabe 12/2009
Print ISSN: 0937-3462
Elektronische ISSN: 1433-3023
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-009-1003-x

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