Episcissors-60 for Mediolateral Episiotomy: Evaluation of Clinical and Economic Evidence to Inform NICE Medical Technologies Guidance

Susan O’Connell (), Megan Dale (), Helen Morgan (), Bernice Dillon (), Andrew Cleves (), Rhys Morris () and Grace Carolan-Rees ()
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Susan O’Connell: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Megan Dale: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Helen Morgan: Cardiff University
Bernice Dillon: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Andrew Cleves: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Rhys Morris: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Grace Carolan-Rees: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, 2022, vol. 20, issue 2, No 3, 159-169

Abstract: Abstract Obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI) occurs in 2.9% of all vaginal births in the UK and can result in faecal incontinence. Where there is a clinical need for episiotomy, OASI can be minimised by accurate selection of the optimum angle of mediolateral episiotomy. Episcissors-60 are adapted surgical scissors incorporating a guide-limb to help achieve an accurate angle of mediolateral episiotomy. The ability of Episcissors-60 to reduce OASI by preventing inaccurate visual estimates of episiotomy angles was considered by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as part of the Medical Technologies Evaluation Programme (MTEP). NICE concluded that Episcissors-60 shows promise for mediolateral episiotomy both in terms of clinical effectiveness and potential cost savings, but that there was not enough evidence to support routine adoption into the NHS at this time. NICE MTG47 recommends that key gaps in the evidence including patient-reported outcomes and the addition of Episcissors-60 to care bundles be addressed through research with specific focus on potential equality considerations.

Date: 2022
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