Table 4 Non-episiotomy versus selective episiotomy: secondary maternal outcomes
From: Selective episiotomy vs. implementation of a non-episiotomy protocol: a randomized clinical trial
Variable | Non-Episiotomy | Selective Episiotomy | RR | 95% CI | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||||
Wound dehiscence | |||||||
Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
No | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wound hematoma | |||||||
Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
No | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wound infection | |||||||
Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
No | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Postpartum perineal pain | |||||||
Yes | 59 | 51.3 | 60 | 49.2 | 1.04 | 0.81 to 1.33 | 0.79 |
No | 56 | 48.7 | 62 | 50.8 | |||
Maternal satisfaction | |||||||
Satisfied/very satisfied | 114 | 99.1 | 117 | 95.9 | 1.03 | 0.99 to 1.08 | 0.24* |
Dissatisfied/very dissatisfied | 01 | 0.9 | 05 | 4.1 | |||