Obstetric anal sphincter injuries before and after the introduction of the Episcissors-60: A multi-centre time series analysis.

Objective: To investigate the impact of the Episcissors-60 on obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI) rates.

Study Design: Observational multi-centre time series analysis at four maternity units in the North-East of England. The main outcome measures were obstetric anal sphincter injury rates and delivery blood loss.

Comparison of glucometers used in hospitals and in outpatient settings with the laboratory reference method in a tertiary care hospital in Mumbai.

Background: Glucometers allow self-monitoring of blood glucose in a convenient manner. With the availability of various glucometers, there is a persistent attempt to improve the accuracy and the precision of these glucometer readings, so as to match the laboratory values of blood glucose.

Objective: We compared the glucometers used in hospital and out-patient settings with the laboratory reference method.