Geographical variation in rates of surgical treatment for female stress urinary incontinence in England: a national cohort study.
Jil B MamzaRebecca Sally GearyDina El-HamamsyDavid A CromwellJonathan DuckettAsh MongaPhilip Toozs-HobsonTahir MahmoodAndrew WilsonDouglas G TincelloJan H van der MeulenIpek Gurol-UrganciPublished in: BMJ open (2019)
Substantial geographic variation exists in the use of surgery for female SUI in the English NHS, suggesting that women in some areas are more likely to be treated compared with women with the same condition in other areas. The variation reflects differences in how national guidelines are being interpreted in the context of the ongoing debate about the safety of SUI surgery.