Care pathways and anorectal evaluation for obstetric anal sphincter injury-related incontinence: A UK survey of obstetricians.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To report on national clinical practice in relation to the post-partum management of patients with obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI)-related incontinence in the UK.

Method

This was a cross-sectional, observational study of maternity units in the National Health Service (NHS). Data were collected using a survey that was distributed, via the British Society of Urogynaecologists (BSUG), Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the NHS England email directory, to consultant obstetricians and urogynaecologists involved in the post-partum care of patients with OASI. A descriptive, thematic analysis of the data was performed.

Results

One hundred and twenty-six responses were included in the final analysis (estimated response rate~2.5%). The majorit

SUBMITTER: Elsaid N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12205113 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature