anal incontinence after obstetric anal sphincter injury
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - All women with a history of a first-ever obstetric anal sphincter injury in the period 2005-2012. - Diagnosis and treatment of an obstetric anal sphincter injury in the MUMC - Willing to give informed consent - Capable of understanding the Dutch language and the given information - Minimum age of 18 years ;Control group: - All women with a delivery in the period 2005-2012 in the MUMC - No diagnosis and treatment of an obstetric anal sphincter injury. - Permission to informed consent - Capable of understanding the Dutch language and the given information - Minimum age of 18 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - no Permission to informed consent - not Capable of understanding the Dutch language and the given information - age
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| anal incontinence | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| abnormalities in the sphincter on endoanal ultrasound (persistent defects) abnormalities in sphincter function om endoanal manometry risc factors for developing anal incontinence after obstyetric anal sphincter injury risk of recurrent obstetric anal sphincter defect in a subsequent vaginal delivery incidence of urine incontinence | — |
Countries
Netherlands