Methods of repair for obstetric anal sphincter injury

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2013, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Fernando, Ruwan J ^a   Sultan, Abdul H ^b   Kettle, Christine ^c   Thakar, Ranee ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b CROYDON HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANUS INJURY; ANUS SPHINCTER; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DYSPAREUNIA; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; FECES INCONTINENCE; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; OBSTETRIC OPERATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINEAL PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ANAL CANAL; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; INJURY; LABOR COMPLICATION; META ANALYSIS; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SUTURING METHOD;

ANAL CANAL; DYSPAREUNIA; EPISIOTOMY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84897368246     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002866.pub3     Document Type: Review

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