Article ; Online: Evaluation of the Anopress® device in assessment of obstetric anal sphincter injuries in a specialist urogynaecology service.
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology
2020 Volume 256, Page(s) 397–399
Abstract: Objectives: THD Anopress® is a new portable anal manometry device which can be used in an outpatient clinic setting. In this study, we aimed to: STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective analysis was conducted of women with OASI seen in a specialist clinic at 3- ... ...
| Abstract | Objectives: THD Anopress® is a new portable anal manometry device which can be used in an outpatient clinic setting. In this study, we aimed to: STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective analysis was conducted of women with OASI seen in a specialist clinic at 3- and 6-months post-delivery from November 2016 to December 2019. 72 women who attended their 6-month appointment and underwent anal manometry with Anopress were included. St Mark's Faecal incontinence score (FI) was calculated and for the purpose of analysis patients were classified into two groups - FI score less than 5 and 5 or more. EAUSS findings were classified as sphincter defect or no defect. RAVP and MSP were measured with Anopress and compared with the variables (symptoms and EAUSS findings) using the Mann-Whitney U test. Results: A total of 72 women were included in the study. There were 19 (27 %), 41 (57 %), 6 (8 %) and 6 (8 %) 3a, 3b, 3c and 4th degree perineal tears respectively. The median RAVP was 17 mm Hg (Inter-Quartile Range 10.75-24 mmHg) and median MSP was 47.5 mm Hg (IQR 33-68 mmHg). 38 patients (53 %) had a demonstrable sphincter defect on EAUSS. 37 patients (51.3 %) had FI score < 5 and 35 patients (48.6 %) had FI score of 5 or more. RAVP and MSP were significantly lower with EAUSS demonstrable sphincter defect (p < 0.001). Symptom severity correlated with RAVP (p = 0.016) though its correlation with MSP was not statistically significant (p = 0.096). Conclusion: Anopress seems promising in the assessment of anal sphincter function in women with OASI and can potentially make anal manometry testing easily accessible to urogynecologists. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Anal Canal/injuries ; Delivery, Obstetric ; Fecal Incontinence/diagnosis ; Fecal Incontinence/etiology ; Female ; Humans ; Lacerations ; Manometry ; Pregnancy ; Retrospective Studies | |||||
| Language | English | |||||
| Publishing date | 2020-11-24 | |||||
| Publishing country | Ireland | |||||
| Document type | Journal Article | |||||
| ZDB-ID | 190605-7 | |||||
| ISSN | 1872-7654 ; 0301-2115 ; 0028-2243 | |||||
| ISSN (online) | 1872-7654 | |||||
| ISSN | 0301-2115 ; 0028-2243 | |||||
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.11.061 | |||||
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