Randomized, Clinical Trial of Bowel Confinement vs. Laxative Use after Primary Repair of a Third-Degree Obstetric Anal Sphincter Tear

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 12-17

  Mahony, Rhona ^a   Behan, Michael ^b   O'Herlihy, Colm ^a   O'Connell, P Ronan ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c MATER PRIVATE HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bowel confinement; Laxative use; Postoperative management; Primary anal sphincter repair; Third degree tear

Indexed keywords

CODEINE PHOSPHATE; LACTULOSE; LAXATIVE;

ADULT; ANOPLASTY; ANUS CONTINENCE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MANOMETRY; MORBIDITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PUERPERIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; CATHARTICS; CODEINE; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; LACTULOSE; LENGTH OF STAY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0347992019     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-003-0009-6     Document Type: Article

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