Now Senior Registrar, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dundee Teaching Hospitals.
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THE EFFECT OF BROMELAIN THERAPY ON EPISIOTOMY WOUNDS—A DOUBLE BLIND CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1972.tb12194.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 79, Issue 10, pages 951–953, October 1972
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How to Cite
Howat, R. C. L. and Lewis, G. D. (1972), THE EFFECT OF BROMELAIN THERAPY ON EPISIOTOMY WOUNDS—A DOUBLE BLIND CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 79: 951–953. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1972.tb12194.x
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Summary
The effect of orally administered bromelain (“Ananase”) on the reduction of oedema and bruising in episiotomy wounds of primigravidae was assessed by a double blind controlled clinical trial. The rate of reduction of oedema and bruising was more rapid in the patients on bromelain than in those taking placebo especially when oedema and bruising were severe. The differences noted did not, however, reach statistical significance.