Repair of Lateral And Mediolateral Episiotomy

Launched by AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY · Mar 27, 2018

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Aim of the work:

This study aims to compare between postoperative pain following repair of episiotomy by continuous or interrupted suturing.

Study population:

All primipara full term women with episiotomy done in a selective rather than liberal use.

E- Patients in the study will be randomized into one of two groups either those who have:

1. Interrupted technique of episiotomy repair or
2. Continuous knotless suturing technique and each of the two groups will be subdivided into either medio-lateral or lateral episiotomy.

The Episiotomy in group A will be done using the interrupted sutu...

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion criteria:
• • 1. Primipara women.
• • 2. Fullterm pregnancy.
• • 3. Lateral or mediolateral episiotomy done in selective rather than liberal episiotomy.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Risk factor of trauma eg; macrosomia, congenital fetal malformations as (exophthalmous major, hydrocephalus, spinal cord teratoma....etc.
• • 2. Instrumental delivery.
• • 3. Primipara refuses to be in the study.
• • 4. Other techniques of episiotomy.
• • 5. Preterm onset of labour.
• • 6. Indication for CS eg; CPD, malposition and malpresentation, fetal distress....etc.
• • 7. Use of epidural analgesics.
• • 8. Factors affecting wound healing eg;DM, corticosteroid therapy, chronic debilitating diseases...etc.