Teaching the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantitation system

Steele, Andrew; Mallipeddi, Padma; Welgoss, J.; Soled, Suzanne; Kohli, Neeraj; Karram, Mickey M.

doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(98)70010-9

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“…However, this specificity is also the major drawback to this system. The POP-Q is a relatively complex system and it was found to be very difficult to teach the POP-Q to obstetrics and gynecology residents [9]. These investigators determined that residents could learn certain aspects of the system and improve their scores on a written exam.…”

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Center-by-center results of a multicenter prospective trial to determine the inter-observer correlation of the simplified POP-Q in describing pelvic organ prolapse

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Center-by-center results of a multicenter prospective trial to determine the inter-observer correlation of the simplified POP-Q in describing pelvic organ prolapse

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“…The paper describing the POPQ is lengthy and requires a thorough reading to fully appreciate and understand. The ability to teach the POPQ to obstetrics and gynecology residents was studied in 1998 [13]. The investigators determined that residents could learn certain aspects of the system and improve their scores on a written exam.…”

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Validation of a simplified technique for using the POPQ pelvic organ prolapse classification system

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Our objective was to determine the inter-examiner agreement of a simplified pelvic organ prolapse quantification (POPQ) exam and to assess its correlation with the standard POPQ exam. This study consists of two parts; both were performed in a prospective, randomized, blinded fashion on women presenting with complaints attributed to pelvic organ support defects. The first study was done to determine the inter-examiner reliability of a simplified POPQ exam. The simplified POPQ exam is based on the POPQ with similar ordinal staging but with only four points measured instead of nine. Forty-eight women underwent exams by five different investigators. The order of exams was randomized and the examiners were blinded to the results of each other's findings. The results of these two exams were compared using weighted kappa statistics. The second part of the study was done to determine the inter-system agreement between the simplified vs standard POPQ exam. A group of 49 women were examined by four different investigators: one using the simplified and the other using standard POPQ exams. The order of the exams was randomized and the examiners were blinded to the results of each other's exam. Kendall's tau-b statistics were used to determine the inter-system agreement. For the inter-examiner reliability of the POPQ exam, the average age was 60+/-13 years. The weighted kappa statistics for the inter-examiner reliability of the simplified prolapse classification system were 0.86 for the overall stage, 0.89 and 0.86 for the anterior and posterior vaginal walls, respectively, 0.82 for the apex/cuff, and 0.72 for the cervix. All demonstrate significant agreement. For the inter-system association between the simplified POPQ and standard POPQ, the average age was 61+/-15 year. The Kendall's tau-b value for overall stage was 0.90, 0.83, and 0.87 for the anterior and posterior walls respectively, and 0.78 for the cuff/apex and 0.98 for the cervix. There is good inter-examiner agreement of a simplified POPQ classification system and it appears to have good inter-system association with the POPQ.

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“…1). It is presently widely used for research purposes but still not yet broadly introduced in clinical practice [7][8][9]. In the POP-Q system, nine well defined points and distances are measured: two points of the anterior compartment (Aa and Ba), two points in the middle compartment (C and D) and two points of the posterior compartment (Ap and Bp).…”

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A comparison of preoperative and intraoperative evaluation of patients undergoing pelvic reconstructive surgery for pelvic organ prolapse using the pelvic organ prolapse quantification system

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Teaching the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantitation system

Cited by 33 publications

References 8 publications

Center-by-center results of a multicenter prospective trial to determine the inter-observer correlation of the simplified POP-Q in describing pelvic organ prolapse

Center-by-center results of a multicenter prospective trial to determine the inter-observer correlation of the simplified POP-Q in describing pelvic organ prolapse

Validation of a simplified technique for using the POPQ pelvic organ prolapse classification system

A comparison of preoperative and intraoperative evaluation of patients undergoing pelvic reconstructive surgery for pelvic organ prolapse using the pelvic organ prolapse quantification system

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