Risk factors for the breakdown of perineal laceration repair after vaginal delivery

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 195, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 755-759

  Williams, Meredith K ^a   Chames, Mark C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Mediolateral episiotomy; Perineal laceration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; LABOR STAGE; LACERATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STUDENT T TEST; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EPISIOTOMY; EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PERINEUM; POLYGLACTIN 910; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SUTURES;

EID: 33747874767     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.06.085     Document Type: Article

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