PERINEAL TEARS

Perineal tears and episiotomy

NURSING STANDARD PERINEAL WOUNDS commonly occur in women during labour (Albers et al 2005). A cross-sectional survey of 101 randomly selected NHS trusts in the UK in the mid-1990s revealed that 83% of low risk primigravidae experienced some form of perineal trauma (Williams et al 1998). Many women also experience labial tears, grazes or vulval varicosities which are painful (Steen 2007). Perine...

Perineal tears - A review

BACKGROUND The female perineum is the diamond-shaped inferior outlet of the pelvis. This structure is at risk of trauma during labour because of spontaneous perineal tears of varying degrees or iatrogenic episiotomies. These injuries can result in disabling immediate and long-term complications in the woman. OBJECTIVE The aim of this article is to provide general practitioners (GPs) with a go...

A friendly approach to repair fourth degree perineal tears.

This observational study was done to make the Gynecologists familiar with the procedure of continuous repair of rectal mucosa and repair of the anal sphincter by other than figure of 8 sutures and to assess the effectiveness of the procedure. This study was carried out in two teaching hospitals and other two private hospitals in Dhaka city and out side. Total 20 patients were included in this s...

The Management of Third- and Fourth-Degree Perineal Tears

Epidural Analgesia and Perineal Tears in Diabetic Parturients: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Patients and Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of all primiparous patients with diabetes having vaginal deliveries during the year of 2014 in the state of New South Wales (NSW), Australia. Patients were grouped into those receiving epidural analgesia and those without epidural analgesia (control) during labour. The outcomes assessed were incidence and severity of perineal tears, in...