Population: Women undergoing vaginal delivery.

Organization

ACOG 2018

Recommendations

–For full-thickness external anal sphincter lacerations, either end-to-end repair or overlap repair is acceptable.

–There are limited data to support a single dose of antibiotic at the time of anal sphincter repair, though administration is reasonable.

Source

–Obstet Gynecol. 2018;132(3):e87-e102.