Does perineal suturing make a difference? The SUNS trial

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 684-689

  Fleming, Valerie E M ^a   Hagen, Suzanne ^a   Niven, Catherine ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERINEUM INJURY; POSTPARTUM PAIN; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUTURING METHOD; TISSUE REPAIR; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WOUND CLOSURE;

DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0037493677     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-0328(03)02353-X     Document Type: Article

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