From: Selective episiotomy vs. implementation of a non-episiotomy protocol: a randomized clinical trial
Variable | Non-Episiotomy | Selective Episiotomy | RR | 95%CI | p-value | ||
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N | % | N | % | ||||
Duration of 2nd stage | |||||||
Mean ± SD (min) | 27.2 ± 32.2 | 23.5 ± 21.7 | 0.8* | ||||
>1 h | 09 | 7.8 | 06 | 4.9 | 1.59 | 0.58 to 4.33 | 0.36 |
≤ 1 h | 106 | 92.2 | 116 | 97.5 | |||
Episiotomy | |||||||
Yes | 02 | 1.7 | 02 | 1.6 | 1.03 | 0.38 to 2.76 | 0.999* |
No | 113 | 98.3 | 120 | 98.4 | |||
Spontaneous laceration | |||||||
Yes | 95 | 82.6 | 102 | 83.6 | 0.96 | 0.68 to 1.35 | 0.86* |
No | 20 | 17.4 | 20 | 16.4 | |||
Instrumental delivery | |||||||
Yes | 01 | 0.8 | 0 | - | NC | - | 0.97* |
No | 114 | 99.2 | 122 | 100.0 | |||
Severe perineal trauma | |||||||
Yes | 02 | 1.8 | 03 | 2.5 | 0.85 | 0.41 to 1.76 | 0.999* |
No | 113 | 98.2 | 119 | 97.5 | |||
Postpartum blood loss | |||||||
Mean ± SD | 257.4 ± 200.4 | 244.5 ± 314.8 | 0.41 | ||||
>500 ml | 16 | 13.9 | 09 | 7.4 | 1.89 | 0.87 to 5.0 | 0.10 |
≤ 500 ml | 99 | 86.1 | 113 | 92.6 | |||
Need for perineal suturing | |||||||
Yes | 89 | 77.4 | 94 | 77.1 | 1.00 | 0.75 to 1.35 | 0.999* |
No | 26 | 22.6 | 28 | 22.9 | |||
Number of suture threads | |||||||
Median (IQR) | 1.65 (1.0 to 2.0) | 1.76 (1.0 to 2.0) | 0.54** | ||||
≥ 2 threads | 51 | 52.1 | 57 | 55.8 | 0.93 | 0.70 to 1.22 | 0.67* |
1 thread | 47 | 47.9 | 45 | 44.2 |