Decreased rate of obstetrical anal sphincter laceration is associated with change in obstetric practice

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1399-1404

  Minaglia, Steven M ^a,b   Özel, Begüm ^a   Gatto, Nicole M ^a   Korst, Lisa ^a   Mishell, Daniel R ^a   Miller, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Episiotomy; Obstetricalanal sphincter laceration; Operative vaginal delivery; Perineal laceration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MUSCLE INJURY; OBSTETRIC OPERATION; PARITY; PERINEUM INJURY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SHOULDER DYSTOCIA; VACUUM EXTRACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 35948973998     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-007-0353-5     Document Type: Article

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