Continuous and interrupted suturing techniques for repair of episiotomy or second-degree tears

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2012, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Kettle, Christine ^a   Dowswell, Therese ^b   Ismail, Khaled MK ^c  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

DELIVERY; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LABOR COMPLICATION; META ANALYSIS; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SUTURING METHOD;

ANALGESICS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84872191138     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000947.pub3     Document Type: Review

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