Cutting an episiotomy at 60 degrees: how good are we?

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 813-816

  Naidu, Madhu ^a   Kapoor, Dharmesh S ^b   Evans, Sarah ^b   Vinayakarao, Latha ^b   Thakar, Ranee ^a   Sultan, Abdul H ^a  

^a MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b POOLE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Episiotomy; Episiotomy angle; OASIs; Obstetric anal sphincter injury

Indexed keywords

ANUS; ARTICLE; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCISION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MIDWIFE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERINEUM; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANAL CANAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FECAL INCONTINENCE; INJURIES; PROCEDURES;

ANAL CANAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EPISIOTOMY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 84929839816     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-015-2625-9     Document Type: Article

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