Risk scoring system for prediction of obstetric anal sphincter injury

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 112, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1066-1069

  Williams, Abimbola ^a   Tincello, Douglas G ^b   White, Sarah ^c   Adams, Elisabeth J ^a   Alfirevic, Zarko ^d   Richmond, David H ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Obstetrics and Gynaecology Mersey Deanery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS INJURY; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS SPHINCTER INJURY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; ANAL CANAL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CESAREAN SECTION; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CESAREAN SECTION; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 24344450079     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2005.00652.x     Document Type: Article

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