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Systematic Review Group (SRG)

In order to advance the evidence-based practice of gynecologic surgery, the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons (SGS) Research Committee formed the Systematic Review Group (SRG). Since 2007, the objective of this group has been to systematically review the important subjects and controversies in the field of gynecologic surgery and to produce evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. The SRG includes members with varying areas of clinical and surgical expertise and methods consultants with expertise in the conduct of systematic reviews and guideline development.

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Works in Progress

Effect of Obesity on Urogynecologic Surgery Outcomes (Leader: Nancy Ringel)
Enabling Technologies for Gynecologic Vaginal Surgery (Leader: Sunil Balgobin)

Recently Completed Reviews

Validated Questionnaires for Pelvic Organ Prolapse (Leader: Alexis Dieter)
Effect of Uterine Fibroid Procedures on Pelvic Floor Symptoms (Leader: Ankita Gupta)
Urinary vaginal fistula repair (Leaders: Saifuddin Mama and Jennifer Thompson)
Surgery for Large Uteri (Leader: Mamta Mamik)
Healthcare Disparities in Gynecologic Surgery (Leader: Cecilia Weislander)

Publications or In Press Manuscripts

 

Ringel NE, Lenger SM, High R, Alas A, Houlihan S, Chang OH, Pennycuff J, Singh R, White A, Lipitskaia L, Behbehani S, Sheyn D, Kudish B, Nihira M, Sleemi A, Grimes C, Gupta A, Balk EM, Antosh DD. Effects of Obesity on Urogynecologic Prolapse Surgery Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Feb 8. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005525. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38330397.

 

Balgobin, Sunil MD; Balk, Ethan M. MD, MPH; Porter, Anne E. MD, MPH; Misal, Meenal MD; Grisales, Tamara MD; Meriwether, Kate V. MD; Jeppson, Peter C. MD; Doyle, Paula J. MD; Aschkenazi, Sarit O. MD; Miranne, Jeannine M. MD, MS; Hobson, Deslyn T. MD; Howard, David L. MD, PhD; Mama, Saifuddin MD, MPH; Gupta, Ankita MD, MPH; Antosh, Danielle D. MD;  for the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Systematic Review Group. Enabling Technologies for Gynecologic Vaginal Surgery: A Systematic Review. Obstetrics & Gynecology ():10.1097/AOG.0000000000005522, February 1, 2024. | DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005522

Matteson KA, Schimpf MO, Jeppson PC, Thompson JC, Gala RB, Balgobin S, Gupta A, Hobson D, Olivera C, Singh R, White AB, Balk EM, Meriwether KV; Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Systematic Review Group. Prescription Opioid Use for Acute Pain and Persistent Opioid Use After Gynecologic Surgery: A Systematic Review. Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Apr 1;141(4):681-696. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005104. Epub 2023 Mar 9. PMID: 36897135.

Dieter, Alexis A. MD; Halder, Gabriela E. MD, MPH; Pennycuff, Jon F. MD; Singh, Ruchira MD; El-Nashar, Sherif A. MD; Lipetskaia, Lioudmila MD, MSc; Orejuela, Francisco J. MD; Jeppson, Peter C. MD; Sleemi, Ambereen MD, MPH; Raman, Sonali V. MD; Balk, Ethan M. MD, MPH; Rogers, Rebecca G. MD; Antosh, Danielle D. MD; for the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Systematic Review Group. Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Use in Women With Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A Systematic Review. Obstetrics & Gynecology ():10.1097/AOG.0000000000005212, April 19, 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005212

Gupta A, Balk EM, Lenger SM, Yang LC, Misal M, Balgobin S, Chang OH, Sharma V, Stuparich M, Behbehani S, Nihira M, Alas A, Jampa A, Sheyn D, Meriwether K, Antosh DD. Changes in Pelvic Floor Symptoms After Procedural Interventions for Uterine Leiomyomas: A Systematic Review. Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Jul 6. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005260. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37411023.

Casiano Evans EA, Hobson DTG, Aschkenazi SO, Alas AN, Balgobin S, Balk EM, Dieter AA, Kanter G, Orejuela FJ, Sanses TVD, Rahn DD. Nonestrogen Therapies for Treatment of Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: A Systematic Review. Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Sep 1;142(3):555-570. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005288. Epub 2023 Aug 4. PMID: 37543737.

Wieslander CK, Grimes CL, Balk EM, et al. Health Care Disparities in Patients Undergoing Hysterectomy for Benign Indications: A Systematic Review. Obstet Gynecol. Nov 1 2023;142(5):1044-1054. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000005389. PMID: 37826848

Doyle PJ, Grimes CL, Balk EM, Wieslander C, et al. Surgical Removal of Midurethral Sling in Women Undergoing Surgery for Presumed Mesh-Related Complications: A Systematic Review. Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Feb 1;139(2):277-286. PMID: 34991142

Orejuela FJ, Aschkenazi SO, Howard DL, etal.Gynecologic surgical skill acquisition through simulation with outcomes at the time of surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Feb 1:S0002-9378(22)00069-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.01.031. PMID: 35120886 

Antosh DD, Kim-Fine S, Meriwether KV, Kanter G, Dieter AA, Mamik MM, Good M, Singh R, Alas A, Foda MA, Balk EM, Rahn DD, Rogers RG. Changes in Sexual Activity and Function After Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery: A Systematic Review. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Nov;136(5):922-931. [PMID:33030874]

Kim-Fine S, Antosh DD, Balk EM, Meriwether KV, Kanter G, Dieter AA, Mamik MM, Good M, Singh R, Alas A, Foda M, Rahn DD, Rogers RG. Relationship of postoperative vaginal anatomy and sexual function: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Int Urogynecol J. 2021 Aug;32(8):2125-2134. [PMID: 33988785]

Antosh DD, Dieter AA, Balk EM, Kanter G, Kim-Fine S, Meriwether KV, Mamik MM, Good MM, Singh R, Alas A, Foda MA, Rahn DD, Rogers RG. Sexual function after pelvic organ prolapse surgery: a systematic review comparing different approaches to pelvic floor repair. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Jun 2:S0002-9378(21)00610-4. [PMID: 34087227]

Grimes CL, Balk EM, Dieter AA, Singh R, Weislander CK, Jeppson PC, Aschkenazi SO, Kim, JH, Truong MD, Gupta AS, Keltz JG, Hobson DTG, Sheyn D, Petruska SE, Adam G, Meriwether KV. Guidance for gynecologists utilizing telemedicine during COVID-19 pandemic based on expert consensus and rapid literature reviews. Int Journal of ObGyn, First published: 17 June 2020 https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.13276

 

Grimes CL, Balk EM, Crisp CC, Antosh DD, Murphy M, Halder GE, Jeppson PC, Weber LeBrun EE, Raman S, Kim-Fine S, Iglesia C, Dieter AA, Yurteri-Kaplan L, Adam G, Meriwether KV. A Guide for Urogynecologic Patient Care Utilizing Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Review of Existing Evidence. Int Urogynecol J. 2020 Jun;31(6):1063-1089.

 

Grimes CL, Schimpf MO, Wieslander CK, Sleemi A, Doyle P, Wu YM, Singh R, Balk EM, Rahn DD; Society of Gynecologic Surgeons (SGS) Systematic Review Group (SRG). Surgical interventions for posterior compartment prolapse and obstructed defecation symptoms: a systematic review with clinical practice recommendations. Int Urogynecol J. 2019 Sep;30(9):1433-1454.

 

Meriwether KV, Balk EM, Antosh DD, Olivera CK, Kim-Fine S, Murphy M, Grimes CL, Sleemi A, Singh R, Dieter AA, Crisp CC, Rahn DD. Uterine-preserving surgeries for the repair of pelvic organ prolapse: a systematic review with meta-analysis and clinical

practice guidelines. Int Urogynecol J. 2019 Apr;30(4):505-522.

Meriwether KV, Antosh DD, Olivera CK, Kim-Fine S, Balk EM, Murphy M, Grimes CL, Sleemi A, Singh R, Dieter AA, Crisp CC, Rahn DD. Uterine preservation versus hysterectomy in pelvic organ prolapse surgery: A systematic review with meta-analysis and clinical practice guidelines. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Jan 15 [Epub ahead of print]

Jeppson PC, Balgobin S, Rahn DD, Matteson KA, Dieter AA, Ellington DR, Aschkenazi SO, Grimes C, Mamik MM, Balk EM, Murphy M; Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Systematic Review Group. Comparison of Vaginal Hysterectomy Techniques and Interventions for Benign Indications: A Systematic Review. Obstet Gynecol. 2017; 129(5):877-86.

Steinberg AC, Schimpf MO, White AB, Mathews C, Ellington DR, Jeppson P, Crisp C, Aschkenazi SO, Mamik MM, Balk EM, Murphy M. Preemptive analgesia for postoperative hysterectomy pain control: systematic review and clinical practice guidelines. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Mar 27 [Epub ahead of print]

Evans EC, Matteson KA, Orejuela FJ, Alperin M, Balk EM, El-Nashar S, Gleason JL, Grimes C, Jeppson P, Mathews C, Wheeler TL, Murphy M; Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Systematic Review Group. Salpingo-oophorectomy at the Time of Benign Hysterectomy: A Systematic Review. Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Sep; 128(3): 476-85.

Schimpf MO, Abed H, Sanses T, White AB, Lowenstein L, Ward RM, Sung VW, Balk EM, Murphy M; Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Systematic Review Group. Graft and Mesh Use in Transvaginal Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair: A Systematic Review. Obstet Gynecol 2016 Jul; 128(1): 81-91.

Olivera CK, Meriwether K, El-Nashar S, Grimes CL, Chen CC, Orejuela F, Antosh D, Gleason J, Kim-Fine S, Wheeler T, McFadden B, Balk EM, Murphy M; Systematic Review Group for the Society of Gynecological Surgeons.  Nonantinmuscarinic treatment for overactive bladder: a systematic review.  Am J Obstet Gynecol 2016 Jul; 215(1):34-37. 

Siddiqui NY, Grimes CL, Casiano ER, et al. Mesh sacrocolpopexy compared with native tissue vaginal repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Obstet Gynecol 2015 Jan;125(1):44-55.

Rahn DD, Ward RM, Sanses TV, et al. Vaginal estrogen use in postmenopausal women with pelvic floor disorders: systematic review and practice guidelines. Int Urogynecol J 2015 Jan;26(1):3-13.

Rahn DD, Carberry C, Sanses TV, et al. Vaginal estrogen for genitourinary syndrome of menopause: a systematic review. Obstet Gynecol 2014 Dec;124(6):1147-56.

Schimpf MO, Rahn DD, Wheeler TL, et al. Sling surgery for stress urinary incontinence in women: a systematic review and metaanalysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2014 Jul;211(1):71.e1-71.e27.

Gala R, Margulies R, Steinberg A, Murphy M, et al.  Systematic Review of Robotic Surgery in Gynecology: Robotic Techniques Compared with Laparoscopy and Laparotomy.  J Min Inv Gynecol 2014;21(3):353-61.

Matteson KA. Rahn DD. Wheeler TL 2nd. Casiano E. Siddiqui NY. Harvie HS. Mamik MM. Balk EM. Sung VW. Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Systematic Review Group. Nonsurgical Management of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding: A Systematic Review  Obstet Gynecol. 2013;121(3):632-43.

Morrill MY. Schimpf MO. Abed H. Carberry C. Margulies RU. White AB. Lowenstein L. Ward RM. Balk EM. Uhlig K. Sung VW. Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Systematic Review Group.Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Selected Gynecologic Surgeries.  International Journal of Gynaecology & Obstetrics. 2013;120(1):10-5.

Matteson KA. Abed H. Wheeler TL 2nd. Sung VW. Rahn DD. Schaffer JI. Balk EM. Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Systematic Review Group.  A systematic review comparing hysterectomy to less invasive treatments for abnormal uterine bleeding. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2012;19(1):13-28.

Murphy M, Olivera C, Wheeler T, et al.  Postoperative management and restrictions for female pelvic surgery: a systematic review.  Int Urogynecol J 2013;24:185–193.

Wheeler TL, Murphy M, Rogers RG, Gala R, Washington B, Bradley L, Uhlig K.  Clinical Practice Guideline for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: Hysterectomy versus Alternative Therapy.  J Min Inv Gynecol 2012;19(1):81-8. 

Rahn DD. Mamik MM. Sanses TV. Matteson KA. Aschkenazi SO. Washington BB. Steinberg AC. Harvie HS. Lukban JC. Uhlig K. Balk EM. Sung VW. Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Systematic Review Group. Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in gynecologic surgery: Systematic review and practice guidelines. Obstet Gynecol. 2011;118(5):1111-25

Abed H. Rahn DD. Lowenstein L. Balk EM. Clemons JL. Rogers RG. Systematic Review Group of the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons. Incidence and management of graft erosion, wound granulation, and dyspareunia following vaginal prolapse repair with graft materials: a systematic review.  International Urogynecology Journal. 22(7):789-98, 2011 Jul.

Rahn DD. Abed H. Sung VW. Matteson KA. Rogers RG. Morrill MY. Barber MD. Schaffer JI. Wheeler TL 2nd. Balk EM. Uhlig K. Society of Gynecologic Surgeons-Systematic Review Group. Systematic Review Highlights Difficulty Interpreting Diverse Clinical Outcomes in Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Trials.  Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 64(3):293-300, 2011 Mar.

Sung VW. Rogers RG. Schaffer JI. Balk EM. Uhlig K. Lau J. Abed H. Wheeler TL 2nd. Morrill MY. Clemons JL. Rahn DD. Lukban JC. Lowenstein L. Kenton K. Young SB. Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Systematic Review Group. Graft Use in transvaginal Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repari: a Systematic Review.  Obstetrics & Gynecology. 112(5):1131-42, 2008 Nov.

Murphy M for the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Systematic Review Group.  Clinical Practice Guidelines on Vaginal Graft Use From the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons.  Obstet Gynecol 2008;112:1123-1130.

SRDR SYSTEMATIC REVIEW DEPOSITORY