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. 2025 Oct 1;31(10):913-925.
doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001750.

Postoperative Activity Instructions Following Urogynecologic Surgery

Margaret G Mueller  1 , Deepanjana Das  2 , Hope Davis-Wilson  3 , Stephanie Glass Clark  4 , Gabriela E Halder  5 , Markus Huebner  6 , Michele O'Shea  7 , Anna Romanova  8 , Saya Segal  9 , Lauren Cadish  10
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Postoperative Activity Instructions Following Urogynecologic Surgery

Margaret G Mueller et al. Urogynecology (Phila). .

Abstract

The Postoperative Activity Instructions Following Urogynecologic Surgery Clinical Consensus Statement was generated by a group of multidisciplinary national and international experts from the American Urogynecologic Society. The objective of this document is to present evidence-supported statements related to postoperative activity after urogynecologic and reconstructive pelvic surgeries. The writing group generated a list of topic questions seeking to evaluate postoperative activity recommendations in women undergoing urogynecologic surgery. A literature search was completed with the aid of a librarian, and the 59 selected articles were used to create evidence-based topic statements. The writing group then utilized a modified Delphi process to approve the 26 final statements. Of the 26 topic statements, 26 reached consensus and none were omitted.

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Conflict of interest statement

GEH is supported by a research career development award (1K23DK139464) from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.. The other authors have declared they have no conflicts of interest.

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