Anal sphincter laceration at vaginal delivery: Is this event coded accurately?

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1141-1145

  Brubaker, Linda ^a   Bradley, Catherine S ^b   Handa, Victoria L ^b   Richter, Holly E ^b   Visco, Anthony ^b   Brown, Morton B ^b   Weber, Anne M ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANUS INJURY; ANUS SPHINCTER; ANUS SPHINCTER LACERATION; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOCUMENT EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LABOR; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ANAL CANAL; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LACERATIONS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247579703     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000260958.94655.f2     Document Type: Article

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