Does the angle of episiotomy affect the incidence of anal sphincter injury?

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 190-194

  Eogan, M ^a   Daly, L ^a   O'Connell, P R ^a   O'Herlihy, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anal sphincter injury; Episiotomy; Vaginal birth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ANUS SPHINCTER INJURY; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FILM; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDWIFE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; STUDENT T TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAL CANAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33644880149     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2005.00835.x     Document Type: Article

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