Local anesthesia for fractional curettage Surgery Fractional curettage
Conditions
Interventions
Intrauterine lidocaine plus paracervical block (experimental group) compared with intrauterine saline plus paracervical block (control group)
Sponsors
Mahidol University - Siriraj Grant for Research Development (Thailand)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women with abnormal uterine bleeding scheduled for fractional curettage.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who had the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status >II, genital organ infection, profuse uterine bleeding, a history of lidocaine hypersensitivity, a history of impaired liver function, were virgin, pregnant, or unable to understand how to score a 10-cm visual analogue scale (VAS) pain score.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The reduction of a maximum pain score during fractional curettage. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes included pain profile during fractional curettage, number of patients with pain score >4 cm, patients? global satisfaction, types and incidence of adverse events, and serum lidocaine profile. | — |
Countries
Thailand
Outcome results
None listed