FIGO recommends a mediolateral episiotomy should be performed at 60 degrees angle.
(FIGO Good Clinical Practice Paper: Management of the second stage of labor)
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https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ijgo.13552
EPISCISSORS-60™ are the only accurate way to enable this!
Two recently published systematic reviews find that the EPISCISSORS-60™ reduced OASIS (Obstetric anal sphincter injuries)
by 50-60%
◒ SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Jennifer Cole and colleagues from Coventry, England published their SR in the prestigious European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Biology. They found that the EPISCISSORS-60™ reduced OASIS by up to 50%. In all studies, operators were able to consistently achieve post-suturing episiotomy angles of more than 40°.
Click here for the pubmed link to the abstract:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30999081
◒ SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Olga Divakova and colleagues from Middlesbrough published their research in the prestigious International Urogynecology Journal. EPISCISSORS-60™ reduced OASIS by an absolute 4%. EPISCISSORS-60™ significantly reduced OASIS when used compared to standard maternity scissors (1.88% incidence vs 6.23% incidence)
• Where maternity units use Episcissors-60 TM they significantly reduce the risk of OASIS compared to maternity units that use standard scissors (3.58% vs 6.31%)
• Assuming a risk ratio of 0.58 in all vaginal deliveries, using EPISCISSORS-60™ would result in 12,600 fewer OASIS – a saving of £20.5m per year in direct OASIS repair costs in England.
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The world renowned York Economic Health Consortium’s analysis on the EPISCISSORS-60™ shows a 1,223% return on investment in year one itself.
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Mentioned in the RCOG guidance as achieving the desired post-suture episiotomy angles required to prevent OASIS
Significant OASIS reduction achieved at the Royal Free Hospital, London with the EPISCISSORS-60™.
《Click here to read more》abstract number 48
EPISCISSORS-60™ now shown to reduce OASIS (Obstetric anal sphincter injuries) by nearly 20% in a multi-centre study from United Kingdom…
EPISCISSORS-60™ recommended a ’standard practice’ by a systematic review
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EPISCISSORS-60™ reduce OASIS by 43% in a study from Croydon University Hospital.
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EPISCISSORS-60™ reduce OASIS in instrumental delivery at Coventry Hospital, Warwickshire.
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