2006
Resident education regarding technical aspects of cesarean section.
Dandolu V, Raj J, Harmanli O, Lorico A, Chatwani A. Resident education regarding technical aspects of cesarean section. The Journal Of Reproductive Medicine 2006, 51: 49-54. PMID: 16482777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCesarean sectionSingle-layer closurePatient's requestPatient choiceElective cesarean deliveryElective cesarean sectionEmergency cesarean sectionTrial of laborDouble-layer closureMidline vertical incisionReported practice patternsUncomplicated primigravidaeUterine incisionUterine rupturePercent of respondentsPrior cesareanCesarean deliveryPfannenstiel incisionVaginal birthRepeat cesareanPractice patternsCesareanPatientsVertical incisionGynecologic residents
2005
Risk factors for obstetrical anal sphincter lacerations
Dandolu V, Chatwani A, Harmanli O, Floro C, Gaughan J, Hernandez E. Risk factors for obstetrical anal sphincter lacerations. International Urogynecology Journal 2005, 16: 304-307. PMID: 15809773, DOI: 10.1007/s00192-005-1297-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInstrumental vaginal deliveryAnal sphincter lacerationVaginal deliveryRisk factorsSphincter lacerationSphincter tearsObstetrical anal sphincter lacerationLarge population-based databaseFourth-degree perineal lacerationsVacuum-assisted vaginal deliveryRisk of lacerationAnal sphincter injuryModifiable risk factorsAnal sphincter tearsAssisted vaginal deliveryDegree perineal lacerationsPopulation-based databaseFourth-degree lacerationsUse of episiotomyImportant risk factorSphincter injuryCesarean sectionDegree lacerationsInstrumental deliveryPerineal lacerations