Pain control during surgical management of first trimester incomplete miscarriages
Conditions
Interventions
paracervical block which is Group A
Paracervical block with conscious sedation which is Group C
Conscious Sedation
Sponsors
Catherine Raletsatsi
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Women with the diagnosis of incomplete miscarriage at a gestational age of ?13weeks of gestation who have any of the following; 1.Vaginal examination showing cervical Os dilatation of 1cm or more with the product of conception extruding from the cervical Os and patient is actively bleeding 2.Bedside ultrasound confirming retained product of conception and patient is actively bleeding 3.Any patient with an open cervical os and evidence of retained products who is not actively bleeding and opts for surgical management after counselling
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients who cannot consent on their own without need of a guardian 2. Patients with a known history of an allergy to the drugs 3. Hemodynamically unstable patients meeting a diagnosis of either septic or hypovolemic shock 4.Patients with non-anaesthesia related complications of abortion
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| • Pain control across the 3 methods of analgesia being studied • Complications of the 3 methods of analgesia being studied | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Recovery time post procedure 2.Overall patient satisfaction | — |
Countries
Botswana
Contacts
Public ContactSarah Hanson
University of Botswana Lecture
Outcome results
None listed