HTA Details
Midurethral Slings for Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence
- Publication date
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2013-January-01
- Status
- Final
- Topic Area
- Gynecological
- Recommendation
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Ontario Health Technology Assessment Recommendations
- Please note the Notice to Hospitals from Health Canada that highlights the need for physicians to:
- review warnings on devices;
- inform patients of adverse events;
- watch for signs of intraoperative and postoperative complications; and
- maintain training for procedure and management of complications.
- Please note the Notice to Hospitals from Health Canada that highlights the need for physicians to:
- Ministry Response
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The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care endorses these recommendations.
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Stress urinary incontinence happens when the muscles controlling the bladder and urethra don’t work properly. Urine travels from the bladder through the urethra and leaks to the outside. When the muscles are weak, urine can leak out when a person coughs, sneezes, laughs, exercises or lifts something heavy. Stress urinary incontinence can be treated with muscle exercises, drugs, or surgery.
One of the surgery options is called a midurethral sling. The surgeon implants a sling to hold up the weak muscles and help stop urine from leaking out.
Last Updated: February 24, 2026
