Anal incontinence following obstetric anal sphincter injury: Is there a difference between subtypes? A systematic review.
Sultan classification
anal incontinence
fecal incontinence
obstetric anal sphincter injury
Journal
Neurourology and urodynamics
ISSN: 1520-6777
Titre abrégé: Neurourol Urodyn
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8303326
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2023
09 2023
Historique:
revised:
06
04
2023
received:
12
01
2023
accepted:
17
06
2023
medline:
17
8
2023
pubmed:
11
7
2023
entrez:
11
7
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI) is associated with long-term anal incontinence (AI). We aimed to address the following questions: (a) are women with major OASI (grade 3c and 4) at higher risk of developing AI when compared to women with minor OASI (grade 3a and 3b)? (b) is a fourth-degree tear more likely to cause AI over a third-degree tear? A systematic literature search from inception until September 2022. We considered prospective and retrospective cohort studies, cross-sectional and case-control studies without language restrictions. The quality was assessed by the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale and the Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal checklist. Risk ratios (RRs) were calculated to measure the effect of different grades of OASI. Out of 22 studies, 8 were prospective cohort, 8 were retrospective cohort, and 6 were cross-sectional studies. Length of follow-up ranged from 1 month to 23 years, with the majority of the reports (n = 16) analysing data within 12-months postpartum. Third-degree tears evaluated were 6454 versus 764 fourth-degree tears. The risk of bias was low in 3, medium in 14 and high in 5 studies, respectively. Prospective studies showed that major tears are associated with a twofold risk of AI for major tears versus minor tears, while retrospective studies consistently showed a risk of fecal incontinence (FI) which was two- to fourfold higher. Prospective studies showed a trend toward worsening AI symptoms for fourth-degree tears, but this failed to reach statistical significance. Cross-sectional studies with long-term (≥5 years) follow-up showed that women with fourth-degree tear were more likely to develop AI, with an RR ranging from 1.4 to 2.2. Out of 3, 2 retrospective studies showed similar findings, but the follow-up was significantly shorter (≤1 year). Contrasting results were noted for FI rates, as only 5 out of 10 studies supported an association between fourth-degree tear and FI. Most studies investigate bowel symptoms within few months from delivery. Data heterogeneity hindered a meaningful synthesis. Prospective cohort studies with adequate power and long-term follow-up should be performed to evaluate the risk of AI for each OASI subtype.
Types de publication
Systematic Review
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Pagination
1455-1469Informations de copyright
© 2023 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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