title: An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for reporting outcomes of surgical procedures for pelvic organ prolapse.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Standardized terminology has yet to be developed for reporting the outcomes for surgery for pelvic organ prolapse (POP).
  
  
  METHODS
  This report combines the input of the Terminology and Standardization Committees of the International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) and the International Continence Society (ICS) and a joint Working Group on this topic, as well as expert external referees. The aim was to present a standardized terminology for the definitions of surgery and propose a structure for reporting the outcomes of surgical procedures for POP. An extensive drafting and review process was undertaken, as well as open review on both IUGA and ICS websites.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A terminology report was developed outlining the recommended structure for reporting outcomes of surgical trials involving POP. This document does not define success and failure. The report includes patient-reported subjective and objective outcomes to enable researchers to report on their results and compare them with other studies.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A consensus-based method for standardizing terminology for reporting outcome measures of POP surgery was developed to aid clinicians working in this area of research. Neurourol. Urodynam. 31:415-421, 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
authors.affiliation: Birmingham Women's Hospital, Birmingham, UK. philip.toozs-hobson@bwhct.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Toozs-Hobson
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barber
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maher
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Haylen
authors.forename: Stavros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Athanasiou
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Swift
authors.forename: Kristene
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Whitmore
authors.forename: Gamal
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ghoniem
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: de Ridder
mesh_terms: D032921:Consensus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017773:Pelvic Floor / Q000601:surgery*; D056887:Pelvic Organ Prolapse / Q000601:surgery*; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures; D014572:Urology / Q000592:standards*