OBJECTIVE: To investigate if an 8- to 12-hour time delay of primary repair affects anal incontinence at 1-year follow up. DESIGN: Randomised controlled trial. SETTING:University hospital in Sweden. POPULATION: A total of 165 women diagnosed with a third- to fourth-degree perineal tear. METHODS: The participants were randomised to immediate or delayed (8- to 12-hour delay) end-to-end repair; 78 were allocated to immediate operation and 87 to a delayed repair. An incontinence and pelvic floor symptom questionnaire was completed by the participants at baseline and at 6- and 12-month follow up. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Anal incontinence measured by the validated Pescatori incontinence score. RESULTS:A total of 161 (98%) and 155 (94%) women completed the two follow-up questionnaires. There was no significant difference in anal incontinence between the groups. There were no significant differences in pelvic floor symptoms between the groups. A multivariate proportional odds model revealed that increasing maternal age was significantly associated with both increased symptoms of faecal urgency and inability to discriminate flatus from faeces. CONCLUSION: Delayed repair provided the same functional outcome at 1-year follow up. Delaying the repair should thus not be recommended routinely, but can be an alternative under special circumstances when appropriate surgical expertise is not readily available.
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate if an 8- to 12-hour time delay of primary repair affects anal incontinence at 1-year follow up. DESIGN: Randomised controlled trial. SETTING: University hospital in Sweden. POPULATION: A total of 165 women diagnosed with a third- to fourth-degree perineal tear. METHODS: The participants were randomised to immediate or delayed (8- to 12-hour delay) end-to-end repair; 78 were allocated to immediate operation and 87 to a delayed repair. An incontinence and pelvic floor symptom questionnaire was completed by the participants at baseline and at 6- and 12-month follow up. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Anal incontinence measured by the validated Pescatori incontinence score. RESULTS: A total of 161 (98%) and 155 (94%) women completed the two follow-up questionnaires. There was no significant difference in anal incontinence between the groups. There were no significant differences in pelvic floor symptoms between the groups. A multivariate proportional odds model revealed that increasing maternal age was significantly associated with both increased symptoms of faecal urgency and inability to discriminate flatus from faeces. CONCLUSION: Delayed repair provided the same functional outcome at 1-year follow up. Delaying the repair should thus not be recommended routinely, but can be an alternative under special circumstances when appropriate surgical expertise is not readily available.
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