Sadaf-un-nisa, Shamas-un-nisa, Mehar-un-nisa.
Comparison of Efficacy of Continuous Versus Interrupted Suturing Technique in Episiotomy.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;7(4):1137-9.

Aim: To compare the efficacy of continuous versus interrupted suturing technique in episiotomy. Study design: It was Randomized Controlled Trial. Duration: The study was conducted from January 2009 to September 2009. Settings: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit-I, Bahawal Victoria Hospital, affiliated with Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur. Methods: A total of one hundred patients (50 in each group) with singleton vaginal pregnancy, were included in the study. Results: In our study, 76%(n=38) in continuous and 80%(n=40) in Interrupted group were between 20-30 years of age while 24%(n=12) in continuous and 20%(n=10) in interrupted group were between 31-35 years of age, mean+sd was calculated as 27.34+4.65 years, while comparison of efficacy was recorded in both groups, which shows that 42%(n=21) in continuous and 76%(n=38) in interrupted group were suffering with pain while 58%(n=29) in continuous and 24%(n=12) in interrupted group had no pain, p value was recorded as 0.000 which shows a significant difference in both groups. Conclusion: We concluded that efficacy of continuous suturing technique is significantly higher as compare to interrupted suturing technique for episiotomy after vaginal delivery in terms of perineal pain.

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