Obstetric anal sphincter injury risk reduction: A retrospective observational analysis

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 761-767

  Vathanan, Veluppillai ^a,b   Ashokkumar, Oliparambil ^a   Mcaree, Trixie ^a  

^a EALING HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Episiotomy; instrumental delivery; obstetric anal sphincter injury; perineal trauma

Indexed keywords

SILASTIC;

ADULT; ANAL SPHINCTER INJURY; ANUS INJURY; ANUS SPHINCTER; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPISIOTOMY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FETUS WEIGHT; FORCEPS DELIVERY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERINEUM; PERINEUM INJURY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANAL CANAL; DEVICES; EVALUATION STUDY; INJURIES; NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC FORCEPS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; BIRTH WEIGHT; EPISIOTOMY; EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; OBSTETRICAL FORCEPS; ODDS RATIO; PARITY; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84916243952     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpm-2013-0269     Document Type: Conference Paper

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