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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"anal sphincter"”.
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Healing and functional outcomes after obstetric anal sphincter injury in HIV positive vs HIV negative patients
… and poorer functional outcomes after Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury (OASI) than an HIV-negative control group.
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Incidence and nature of complications post primary repair of Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury (OASI): Retrospective chart review
… (10.87%), pain with defaecation (11.96%) and anal incontinence (10.87%) were the most frequently reported complications. Wound infection was found on examination in 3.26% of participants and wound dehiscence was seen in 6.67%. Incidence of OASI in this study group was 8.64 per 1000 vaginal …
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Local Administration of Botulinum Toxin Type-B in the External Anal Sphincter of Horses Produces Transient Reduction of Peak Anal Pressure
… focal dystonias, spasticity, tremors, and anal fissures. Injections with botulinum toxin type A into the internal or external anal sphincter cause relaxation of the anal canal and allow healing of chronic anal fissures. Perineal lacerations in mares, which occur during foaling often dehisce …
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Episiotomy use at operative vaginal delivery
… vaginal delivery (OVD), aims to prevent anal sphincter tears and associated sequelae. Robust evidence suggests restrictive use should be adopted at vaginal delivery but poor quality contradictory evidence exists at OVD. This thesis concerns a series of studies conducted to address this …
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Improving Physician Behavior with an Obstetric Dashboard
… The Joint Commission). One major risk factor of anal sphincter lacerations is episiotomy. National quality benchmarks recommend restricted use of episiotomy (in the absence of an indication like shoulder dystocia), with a recommended benchmark rate of less than 5.0% (Leapfrog) to reduce the …
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Anorectal malformations - their impact on early phases in life
… ultrasonograph y had multiple defects on the anal sphincter, withour correlation with the degree of bowel symptom s. Conclusion: Bowcl symptoms in chi ldren and adolcscenrs with ARM arc considerable and gender differen ces arc present. "fhe QoL and sexual health are i nAuenced both by gas and …