Is levator trauma an independent risk factor for anal incontinence?

Joan Melendez-MunozN SubramanianT FriedmanH P Dietz

Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2019)

In this retrospective observational study, we found a weak association between levator ani avulsion and measures of AI, which largely remained significant when controlling for anal sphincter trauma. However, given the large data set, any clinical effect of levator trauma on AI is likely to be minor.

Keyphrases

trauma patients
artificial intelligence
high grade
big data
cross sectional
machine learning
deep learning