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Comparison of Obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIS) in nulliparous women before and after introduction of the EPISCISSORS-60® at two Hospitals in the United Kingdom
DOI 10.1055/s-0036-1583793
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Autor:innenY van Roon, C Kirwin, N Rahman, L Vinayakarao, L Melson, N Kester, S Pathak, A Pradhan
ZeitschriftGeburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde
Ausgabe05/2016
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Aim: To assess whether the introduction of the EPISCISSORS-60®, episiotomy scissors specially designed to achieve a cutting angle of 40 – 60 °, would result in a reduction in obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIS) in nulliparous women. Background: OASIS in the UK has tripled between 2000 – 2012. For an episiotomy to be effective in reducing OASIS it needs to be cut at 60 °. Only 22% of doctors and no midwife cut…
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Y van Roon, C Kirwin, N Rahman, L Vinayakarao, L Melson, N Kester, S Pathak, A Pradhan (2016) Comparison of Obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIS) in nulliparous women before and after introduction of the EPISCISSORS-60® at two Hospitals in the United Kingdom. Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde (05). https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0036-1583793
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