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Obstetric anal sphincter injury: retrospective review of risk factors

Objective: To identify the epidemiology and risk factors associated with obstetric anal sphincter injury during vaginal delivery. Methodology: A five years retrospective review of 52 patients who sustained obstetric anal sphincter injury during vaginal delivery in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia,...

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Main Author: Zakaria , Zahar Azuar
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2001
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RG Gynecology and obstetrics
Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/37594/1/dr_zahar_azuar_zakaria%28mrm%29-RG_GYNECOLOGY.pdf
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spelling my.usm.eprints.37594 http://eprints.usm.my/37594/ Obstetric anal sphincter injury: retrospective review of risk factors Zakaria , Zahar Azuar RG Gynecology and obstetrics Objective: To identify the epidemiology and risk factors associated with obstetric anal sphincter injury during vaginal delivery. Methodology: A five years retrospective review of 52 patients who sustained obstetric anal sphincter injury during vaginal delivery in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan between January 1996 to December 2000. The control was the three singleton vaginal deliveries prior to and following the index delivery. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess risk factors. Results: There were 52 patients who had obstetric anal sphincter injury after vaginal delivery amongst 32,831 singleton vaginal deliveries at term, giving an incidence of 0.l6%. There was no significant difference in maternal age and gestational age at delivery time. No association was seen in term of past history of instrumental delivery, presentation of the fetus, the use of mediolateral episiotomy, oxytocin augmentation of labour or the use of analgesia (intramuscular Pethidine and epidural analgesia) during labour. 2001-11 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/37594/1/dr_zahar_azuar_zakaria%28mrm%29-RG_GYNECOLOGY.pdf Zakaria , Zahar Azuar (2001) Obstetric anal sphincter injury: retrospective review of risk factors. Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
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Zakaria , Zahar Azuar
Obstetric anal sphincter injury: retrospective review of risk factors
description Objective: To identify the epidemiology and risk factors associated with obstetric anal sphincter injury during vaginal delivery. Methodology: A five years retrospective review of 52 patients who sustained obstetric anal sphincter injury during vaginal delivery in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan between January 1996 to December 2000. The control was the three singleton vaginal deliveries prior to and following the index delivery. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess risk factors. Results: There were 52 patients who had obstetric anal sphincter injury after vaginal delivery amongst 32,831 singleton vaginal deliveries at term, giving an incidence of 0.l6%. There was no significant difference in maternal age and gestational age at delivery time. No association was seen in term of past history of instrumental delivery, presentation of the fetus, the use of mediolateral episiotomy, oxytocin augmentation of labour or the use of analgesia (intramuscular Pethidine and epidural analgesia) during labour.
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author Zakaria , Zahar Azuar
author_facet Zakaria , Zahar Azuar
author_sort Zakaria , Zahar Azuar
title Obstetric anal sphincter injury: retrospective review of risk factors
title_short Obstetric anal sphincter injury: retrospective review of risk factors
title_full Obstetric anal sphincter injury: retrospective review of risk factors
title_fullStr Obstetric anal sphincter injury: retrospective review of risk factors
title_full_unstemmed Obstetric anal sphincter injury: retrospective review of risk factors
title_sort obstetric anal sphincter injury: retrospective review of risk factors
publishDate 2001
url http://eprints.usm.my/37594/1/dr_zahar_azuar_zakaria%28mrm%29-RG_GYNECOLOGY.pdf
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