Dieter AA Appendix 2: Characteristics of Included Transvaginal Mesh Studies Author, Year Carey, 2008 [1] Sentilhes, 2008 [2] Fatton, 2007 [3] Abdel-fattah, 2007 [4] Hefni, 2007 [5] Neuman, 2007 [6] Vardy, 2007 [7] Foote, 2007 [8] de Tayrac, 2007 [9] Amrute, 2007 [10] Achtari, 2005 [11] Rutman, 2005 [12] Dwyer, 2004 [13] Farnsworth, 2002 [14] Petros, 2001 [15] Cosson, 2005 [16] Murphy, 2005 [17] Cosson, 2006 [18] Luck, 2008 [19] van Raalte, 2007 [20] Meschia, 2005 [21] Meschia, 2007 [22] TOTAL Number of Subjects Number Recurrent Prolapse Surgeries Number Surgeries for Mesh Exposure/Erosion FollowUp (mos) PersonTime 72 72 88 0 0 1 2 2 2 12.0 26.3 6.3 1140 1893.6 687.5 181 127 79 286 52 15 10 0 0 0 7 21 0 1 11 8.4 14.0 29.8 5.3 5.1 2427.6 1778 2354.2 2274 262.6 143 76 108 50 67 1 0 0 1 1 6 2 7 0 6 13.0 30.7 6.0 6.0 29.0 1859 2333.2 1188 300 2813 93 40 687 55 89 90 2 12 0 0 0 0 3 0 46 1 5 4 12.0 55.0 3.6 3.0 12.0 8.0 1116 4125 2473.2 165 1080 720 171 30 141 2798 11 0 5 71 1 1 5 164 6.0 24.0 8.0 - 2094 720 1824 35636 Dieter AA Appendix 2: Characteristics of Included Transvaginal Mesh Studies References 1. 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