Cutting a mediolateral episiotomy at the correct angle: Evaluation of a new device, the episcissors-60

Medical Devices: Evidence and Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 23-28

  Freeman, R M ^a,b   Hollands, H J ^a   Barron, L F ^a   Kapoor, D S ^c  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BOURNEMOUTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

60 degree episiotomy; Anal incontinence; Episiotomy scissors; Mediolateral episiotomy; OASI; Obstetric anal sphincter injury

Indexed keywords

60 DEGREE EPISIOTOMY; ANAL INCONTINENCE; EPISIOTOMY SCISSORS; MEDIOLATERAL EPISIOTOMY; OASI;

INSTRUMENTS;

TOOLS;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HUMAN; LABOR STAGE 2; MEDIOLATERAL EPISIOTOMY; SCISSORS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VACUUM EXTRACTION;

EID: 84896701872     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/MDER.S60056     Document Type: Article

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