Episiotomy characteristics and risks for obstetric anal sphincter injuries: A case-control study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 724-730

  Stedenfeldt, M ^a,b   Pirhonen, J ^a   Blix, E ^a,b   Wilsgaard, T ^b   Vonen, B ^b,c   Oian P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c NORDLAND HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Episiotomy; episiotomy technique; obstetric anal sphincter injuries; vaginal birth

Indexed keywords

ANUS INJURY; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; INCISION; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NORWAY; OPERATION DURATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

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

EID: 84859722887     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2012.03293.x     Document Type: Article

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