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A Clinical Audit Of Management Of Third And Fourth Degree Perineal Tears, Saida Abrar, Raheela Mohsin Rizvi, Urooj Kashif
A Clinical Audit Of Management Of Third And Fourth Degree Perineal Tears, Saida Abrar, Raheela Mohsin Rizvi, Urooj Kashif
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Objective: To perform a clinical audit of the practices related to the management of third and fourth degree perineal tears.
Methods: The retrorspective study was conducted in 2019 at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, and comprised medical records from January 2008 to December 2018 of women having singleton term vaginal delivery and sustaining obstetric anal sphincter injuries. The change in practices regarding tear management was compared with a previous audit done at the same institution in 2008. Data was analysed using SPSS 20.
Results: Of the 25,370 deliveries, 142(0.56%) sustained obstetric anal sphincter injuries. There was a significant increase …
What Is Wrong With Medical Audit?, J H. Rizvi
What Is Wrong With Medical Audit?, J H. Rizvi
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
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