Surgical repair of spontaneous perineal tears that occur during childbirth versus no intervention

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2011, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Elharmeel, Suzan M A ^a   Chaudhary, Yasmin ^b   Tan, Stephanie ^c   Scheermeyer, Elly ^d   Hanafy, Ashraf ^a   van Driel, Mieke L ^d  

^a GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

BREAST FEEDING; CHILDBIRTH; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PAIN; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SELF EVALUATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND COMPLICATION; ADULT; FEMALE; INJURY; LABOR COMPLICATION; LACERATION; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; RUPTURE; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; WATCHFUL WAITING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; WATCHFUL WAITING;

EID: 80055076485     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008534.pub2     Document Type: Review

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