Re: Mediolateral episiotomy

From: Bernard Cristalli (bcrist@club-internet.fr)
Tue Sep 2 00:09:56 2003


Mediolateral episiotomy is the standard of care around here.

"Š median episiotomies are easier to repair, but have a higher incidence of 4th degree lacerations, while mediolaterals are more difficult to repair, more painful, but less likely to involve the anus"

That's it.

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Bernard Cristalli MD AMACOG
AIHP - ACCA
Paris France
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'64 Mk2 3.8

> De : glen.elrod@elmendorf.af.mil (Glen Elrod MD) > Is anyone in the group doing mediolateral episiotomies? I only had one > attending in residency that did them routinely, so I don't have much > experience with them. > Does anyone have any information on complications vs midline? Everything > I've pulled up from medline leads toward them having LESS complications, > but if that were the case, why aren't we all doing them instead of > midline? > Glen





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