Obstetric anal sphincter injury, risk factors and method of delivery-an 8-year analysis across two tertiary referral centers

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 1514-1516

  Hehir, Mark P ^a   O'Connor, Hugh D ^b   Higgins, Shane ^a   Robson, Michael S ^a   McAuliffe, Fionnuala M ^a   Boylan, Peter C ^a   Malone, Fergal D ^b   Mahony, Rhona ^a  

^a NATIONAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anal sphincter injury; Episiotomy; Forceps; Macrosomia; Vacuum

Indexed keywords

ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MACROSOMIA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC ANAL SPHINCTER INJURY; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VACUUM DELIVERY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ANAL CANAL; BIRTH WEIGHT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FETAL MACROSOMIA; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; OBSTETRICAL FORCEPS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84884540648     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2013.791268     Document Type: Article

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