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Table 5 Techniques of external anal sphincter repair

From: Management of obstetric anal sphincter injury: a systematic review & national practice survey

 

Coloproctologists

Obstetric Consultants

Obstetric trainees

End-to-end

10 (11.1%)

321 (47.8%)

53 (35.8%)

Overlap

80 (88.9%)

337 (50.1%)

82 (55.4%)

Don't know

-

14 (2.1%)

13 (8.8%)

  1. Chi Square test (χ2 2 = 46.9) p < 0.001 (excluding don't knows)