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SynthesisFrontiers in medicine2023

Effectiveness of small-angle episiotomy on incisional laceration rate, suturing time, and incisional bleeding in primigravida: A meta-analysis.

Yan Zhang, Jiaoyan Zhang, Liang Zhao, Lin Xiao, Jinhui Tian, Wei Fan

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Synthesis in Frontiers in medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 45% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yan ZhangGansu Provincial Central Hospital, Lanzhou, China.
Jiaoyan ZhangEvidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Liang ZhaoEvidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Lin XiaoSchool of Nursing, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jinhui TianEvidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Wei FanGansu Provincial Central Hospital, Lanzhou, China.
Lanzhou University · CNGansu Provincial Hospital · CNSouthern Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the effect of small-angle lateral perineal incision on postoperative perineal rehabilitation in primiparous women. Method: The Cochrane Library, PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, CNKI, WanFang, VIP, and the Chinese Biomedical Literature Database were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the effect of small-angle episiotomy on postoperative maternal perineal wound rehabilitation in puerpera until April 3, 2022. Two researchers independently performed literature screening, data extraction and evaluation of risk of bias in the included literature, and statistical analysis of the data was performed using RevMan 5.4 and Stata 12.0 software. Result: A total of 25 RCTs were included, with a total sample of 6,366 cases. Meta-analysis results showed that the use of small-angle episiotomy reduced incisional tearing [ Conclusion: The use of a small-angle episiotomy during vaginal delivery can reduce the incision tear rate without increasing the incidence of severe perineal laceration, while shortening the incisional suturing time and reducing incisional bleeding. It can be used clinically according to birth canal conditions of the maternal, the intrauterine condition of the fetus and maternal needs. Systematic Review Registration: PROSPERO International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews [CRD42022369698]; [https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.php?RecordID=369698].

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angleepisiotomymeta-analysisprimigravidarandomized controlled trial

Identifiers

PMID37025963
PMCPMC10071576
OpenAlexW4323356209

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