caa a22 4500 44531138X CHVBK 20180317142631.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110801xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00404-010-1620-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00404-010-1620-0 Continuous versus interrupted episiotomy repair with monofilament or multifilament absorbed suture materials: a randomised controlled trial [Elektronische Daten] [Demet Kokanalı, Mustafa Ugur, M. Kuntay Kokanalı, Rana Karayalcın, Esra Tonguc] Purpose: To compare different repair techniques and different suture materials for episiotomy. Methods: 160 women having vertex delivery with right-mediolateral episiotomy were randomly allocated to four groups. In the groups where continuos technique was performed, vaginal mucosa, perineal muscles and the skin were sutured continuously. In the groups of interrupted technique, vaginal mucosa was sutured with continuous sutures, then muscle layers and skin were closed by interrupted sutures. Two different types of synthetic absorbed suture material were used: monofilament type is in form of polyglycolide-co-caprolactone and multifilament one is polyglactin 910-Rapide. Perineal pain during different activities on the first and tenth day postpartum and also during sexual intercourse 6weeks after the delivery was questioned by visual analogous scale (VAS). Furthermore, repair time, amount of suture and episiotomy complications were investigated in each groups. Results: On the first day after delivery, the perineal pain scores, the repair time, the amount of suture were statistically less in the continuous technique groups. The differences between the pain at tenth day and during sexual intercourse 6weeks after the delivery were statistically same. Conclusions: The continuous suturing techniques for episiotomy closure, compared to interrupted methods, are associated with less short-term pain, are quicker and also need less suture material. Springer-Verlag, 2010 Episiotomy nationallicence Repair techniques nationallicence Suture materials nationallicence Pain nationallicence Kokanalı Demet Dr. Zekai Tahir Burak Woman's Health Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey aut Ugur Mustafa Dr. Zekai Tahir Burak Woman's Health Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey aut Kuntay Kokanalı M. Dr. Zekai Tahir Burak Woman's Health Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey aut Karayalcın Rana Dr. Zekai Tahir Burak Woman's Health Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey aut Tonguc Esra Dr. Zekai Tahir Burak Woman's Health Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey aut Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics Springer-Verlag 284/2(2011-08-01), 275-280 0932-0067 284:2<275 2011 284 404 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-010-1620-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-010-1620-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kokanalı Demet Dr. Zekai Tahir Burak Woman's Health Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ugur Mustafa Dr. Zekai Tahir Burak Woman's Health Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kuntay Kokanalı M. Dr. Zekai Tahir Burak Woman's Health Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Karayalcın Rana Dr. Zekai Tahir Burak Woman's Health Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tonguc Esra Dr. Zekai Tahir Burak Woman's Health Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics Springer-Verlag 284/2(2011-08-01), 275-280 0932-0067 284:2<275 2011 284 404 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer