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DOI	10.1080/01443615.2019.1584884
	Evaluation of the ease of use and acceptability of an innovative device - the 'Episiometer', in ensuring an accurate mediolateral episiotomy: a pilot study
	Gupta, Sandhya 1; Van Der Lugt, Brittany 1; Vangaveti, Venkat 2; Kulkarni, Mugdha 3; Rane, Ajay 3; Amoa, Apeawusu Bediako 4
通讯作者	Gupta, Sandhya
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
ISSN	0144-3615
EISSN	1364-6893
出版年	2019
卷号	39 期号:8 页码:1065-1070
英文摘要	The present study was undertaken at the Port Moresby General Hospital, Papua New Guinea, to evaluate the ease of use and acceptability of a perineal measuring device (Episiometer) for giving a correct length and angle of a mediolateral episiotomy. An Episiometer was placed on the perineum to guide the angle and length immediately before giving an episiotomy. A feedback survey was collected and the angle and length of the episiotomy were measured at the time of delivery and at 6 weeks postpartum. The length and angle of episiotomy were found to be accurate in 86% of the cases. Forty-two of the fifty (86%) clinicians felt that the Episiometer was easy or very easy to use. They also found this device to be beneficial (92%). The Episiometer seems to be an easy-to-use and feasible device that is well accepted by clinicians and patients and may aid in standardising the length and angle of an episiotomy.Impact statement What is already known on this subject? Episiotomy is the commonest obstetric procedure performed worldwide. However, the angle and length of an episiotomy vary greatly amongst operators. It is also recognised that birth trauma and an inaccurate episiotomy result in debilitating anal sphincter injury. Therefore, a pilot study was conducted to evaluate the ease of use and acceptability of a new, inexpensive, low- tech device Episiometer to guide clinicians and midwives to perform an appropriate episiotomy. What do the results of this study add? This pilot study to evaluate the usability of the new innovation amongst clinician and patients revealed high acceptance of the device amongst clinicians and positive attitude of the patients towards the device. The clinicians also felt the device to be an effective teaching tool. Usage if the device results in a more accurate length and angle of an episiotomy.
英文关键词	Episiotomy Episiometer perineal trauma OASIS
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Australia ; Papua N Guinea
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000487807900004
WOS关键词	ANAL-SPHINCTER INJURIES ; RISK-FACTORS ; MIDWIVES ; DELIVERY
WOS类目	Obstetrics & Gynecology
WOS研究方向	Obstetrics & Gynecology
EI主题词	2019-11-17
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/310910
作者单位	1.James Cook Univ, Dept Reprod & Neonatal Hlth, Townsville, Qld, Australia; 2.James Cook Univ, Coll Med & Dent, Townsville, Qld, Australia; 3.James Cook Univ, Dept Obstet & Gynaecol, Townsville, Qld, Australia; 4.Port Moresby Gen Hosp, Dept Obstet & Gynaecol, Port Moresby, Papua N Guinea
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Gupta, Sandhya,Van Der Lugt, Brittany,Vangaveti, Venkat,et al. Evaluation of the ease of use and acceptability of an innovative device - the 'Episiometer', in ensuring an accurate mediolateral episiotomy: a pilot study[J],2019,39(8):1065-1070.
APA	Gupta, Sandhya,Van Der Lugt, Brittany,Vangaveti, Venkat,Kulkarni, Mugdha,Rane, Ajay,&Amoa, Apeawusu Bediako.(2019).Evaluation of the ease of use and acceptability of an innovative device - the 'Episiometer', in ensuring an accurate mediolateral episiotomy: a pilot study.JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY,39(8),1065-1070.
MLA	Gupta, Sandhya,et al."Evaluation of the ease of use and acceptability of an innovative device - the 'Episiometer', in ensuring an accurate mediolateral episiotomy: a pilot study".JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY 39.8(2019):1065-1070.