Födselsrifter - vitenskapsteori og klinisk praksis
Engelsk titel: Anal sphincter rupture during delivery: philosophy of science and clinical practice
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Författare:
Fretheim, Atle
Email: atle.fretheim@kunnskapssenteret.no
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 11
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 13057289
Sammanfattning
The discussion about the use of perineal support to avoid anal sphincter rupture during delivery centres largely on one fundamental philosophical question: What is required to establish that there is a causal relationship between something we do (perineal support) and something we observe in retrospect (incidence of anal sphincter trauma)?