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Episiotomy characteristics and risks for obstetric anal sphincter injuries: a case-control study

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the association between the geometrical properties of episiotomy and obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIS) because episiotomies angled at 40–60° are associated with fewer OASIS than episiotomies with more acute angles. DESIGN: Case–control study. SETTING: University Ho...

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Autores principales: Stedenfeldt, M, Pirhonen, J, Blix, E, Wilsgaard, T, Vonen, B, Øian, P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3489037/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22390647
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.2012.03293.x