Pelvic mesh complications and care pathways

Treatment options for complications of pelvic mesh

The Queensland Pelvic Mesh Service provides an interdisciplinary service for women experiencing complications with pelvic mesh products.

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has developed consumer information resources to assist women considering treatment options for mesh complications (including options for removal).

Treatment options for pelvic organ prolapse or stress urinary incontinence

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) has developed information resources to support treatment of pelvic organ prolapse or stress urinary incontinence.

For consumers

For clinicians

Information for General Practitioners (GPs) – Webinars

The Queensland Pelvic Mesh Service (QPMS) provides interdisciplinary care to women who have experienced pelvic mesh complications, including chronic pelvic pain, mesh exposure, infection, bleeding, dyspareunia, incontinence, bladder or bowel perforation, and difficulty sitting or walking.

The following information is recorded from the “Everything you need to know about pelvic mesh management – webinar for general practitioners” recorded on the 22 October 2022.

Informed consent: Pelvic mesh related procedures

Queensland Health has revised and developed consent forms for transvaginal mesh related procedures in response to the Senate Inquiry Report and to align with the ACSQHC consumer information resources. The links to the informed consent forms are below:

Credentialing of senior medical practitioners

Contact us

Queensland Pelvic Mesh Service
Phone: 07 5619 0772
Fax: 07 5619 0777
Email:
QPMSReferralsGCHHS@health.qld.gov.au

Last updated: 1 March 2019