Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2020 Aug 7;99(32):e21582.
doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000021582.

Impact of pelvic floor ultrasound in diagnosis of postpartum pelvic floor dysfunction: A protocol of systematic review

Fan-Bo Wang  1 , Rong Rong  1 , Jing-Jun Xu  1 , Guang Yang  1 , Tian-You Xin  2 , Xiao-Hui Wang  1 , Hai-Bo Tang  3
Affiliations

Impact of pelvic floor ultrasound in diagnosis of postpartum pelvic floor dysfunction: A protocol of systematic review

Fan-Bo Wang et al. Medicine (Baltimore). .

Abstract

Background: This study will appraise the impact of pelvic floor ultrasound (PFU) in diagnosis of postpartum pelvic floor dysfunction (PPPFD).

Methods: Studies that report the impact of PFU in diagnosis of PPPFD will be examined in Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PSYCINFO, Scopus, Web of Science, Allied and Complementary Medicine Database, CNKI, and WANGFANG up to June 1, 2020. Grey literature sources will also be searched. All potential case-controlled studies (CCSs) exploring the impact of PFU in diagnosis of PPPFD will be considered for inclusion in this study. Data will be extracted from eligible CCSs for data pooling and meta-analysis. Whenever necessary, we will also perform summary effect size, heterogeneity across studies, study quality assessment, and reporting bias.

Results: The present study will estimate pooled outcome effects regarding the impact of PFU in diagnosis of PPPFD.

Conclusion: This study may provide robust evidence to judge the impact of PFU on PPPFD SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION:: PROSPERO CRD42020187623.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

References

    1. Dietz HP. Female pelvic floor dysfunction--an imaging perspective. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2011;9:113–21. - PubMed
    1. Mallett VT, Bump RC. The epidemiology of female pelvic floor dysfunction. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 1994;6:308–12. - PubMed
    1. Bump RC, Norton PA. Epidemiology and natural history of pelvic floor dysfunction. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 1998;25:723–46. - PubMed
    1. Sung VW, Hampton BS. Epidemiology of pelvic floor dysfunction. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2009;36:421–43. - PubMed
    1. Turner CE, Young JM, Solomon MJ, et al. Incidence and etiology of pelvic floor dysfunction and mode of delivery: an overview. Dis Colon Rectum 2009;52:1186–95. - PubMed

MeSH terms