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Welykholowa K, Allaire C, Fisher S, Epp A, Lee CE. Safety and Efficiency Outcomes of Ambulatory Gynaecologic Procedures in Canadian Surgical Centres Adopting a Common Model. JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY CANADA 2024; 46:102336. [PMID: 38159680 DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2023.102336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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OBJECTIVE The present study aims to compare the safety and efficiency outcomes of ambulatory gynaecologic procedures performed under conscious sedation and/or local anaesthetic at 2 Canadian institutions. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was completed over 1-year on patients presenting to the ambulatory care centres at 2 Canadian institutions that shared a common care model. Outcomes of interest were lead time (registration to discharge), procedural time, and intraoperative complications. Surgical data was derived from a retrospective chart review and outcomes were compared using the independent t test and one-way analysis of variance. RESULTS A total of 1495 and 1098 patients presented to the 2 sites. The average age of patients was 35.5 ± 12.3 years and 41.7 ± 10.2 years. The most commonly performed procedures were dilatation and curettages at the first centre and operative hysteroscopies at the second centre. Average lead times were similar: 170.3 ± 35.8 minutes and 171.6 ± 45.4 minutes (P = 0.45). There was a significant difference in mean procedural time being 9.8 ± 5.5 minutes and 17.0 ± 10.0 minutes (P < 0.001). The rate of minor intraoperative complications was 3.8% and 6.6% (P = 0.002); whereas the rate of major complications was 2.7% and 3.3% (P = 0.43). CONCLUSION In Canada, the majority of gynaecologic procedures are performed under general anesthesia. By comparing outcomes at 2 separate Canadian centres, we demonstrated the reproducibility of a common ambulatory model for minor gynaecologic procedures, supporting the implementation of similar care models across Canada.
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- Kaylie Welykholowa
- Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Cluley V, Burton JO, Hull KL, Eborall H. The paradox of haemodialysis: the lived experience of the clocked treatment of chronic illness. HEALTH SOCIOLOGY REVIEW : THE JOURNAL OF THE HEALTH SECTION OF THE AUSTRALIAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION 2024; 33:24-42. [PMID: 38471040 DOI: 10.1080/14461242.2024.2319189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Studies exploring the relationship between time and chronic illness have generally focused on measurable aspects of time, also known as linear time. Linear time follows a predictable, sequential order of past, present and future; measured using a clock and predicated on normative assumptions. Sociological concepts addressing lifecourse disruption following diagnosis of chronic illness have served to enhance the understanding of lived experience. To understand the nuanced relationship between time and chronic illness, however, requires further exploration. Here, we show how the implicit assumptions of linear time meet in tension with the lived experience of chronic illness. We draw on interviews and photovoice work with people with end-stage kidney disease in receipt of in-centre-daytime haemodialysis to show how the clocked treatment of chronic illness disrupts experiences of time. Drawing on concepts of 'crip' and 'chronic' time we argue that clocked treatment and the lived experience of chronic illness converge at a paradox whereby clocked treatment allows for the continuation of linear time yet limits freedom. We use the concept of 'crip time' to challenge the normative assumptions implicit within linear concepts of time and argue that the understanding of chronic illness and its treatment would benefit from a 'cripped' starting point.
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- Victoria Cluley
- School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham, England
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester and John Walls Renal Unit, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, England
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester and John Walls Renal Unit, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, England
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- Critical Public Health, The University of Edinburgh, Scotland
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Lan H, Shan W, Wu Y, Xu Q, Dong X, Mei P, Duan G, You M, Jin L, Wu J. Efficacy and Safety of Ciprofol for Sedation/Anesthesia in Patients Undergoing Hysteroscopy: A Randomized, Parallel-Group, Controlled Trial. Drug Des Devel Ther 2023; 17:1707-1717. [PMID: 37333961 PMCID: PMC10272418 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s414243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023] Open
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Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of ciprofol and propofol for sedation during hysteroscopy. Methods A total of 149 patients undergoing hysteroscopy were randomly assigned to a ciprofol (Group C) or propofol group (Group P). All cases received intravenous sufentanil 0.1 µg/kg for analgesic preconditioning. Group C received an induction dose of ciprofol 0.4 mg/kg and a maintenance dosage of 0.6-1.2 mg/kg/h to maintain BIS value between 40-60. In Group P, propofol was started at 2.0 mg/kg and then maintained at 3.0-6.0 mg/kg/h. The primary outcome was the successful rate of hysteroscopy. Secondary outcomes included the change of hemodynamic, respiratory adverse events, injection pain, body movement, recovery time, anesthetist's satisfaction, time of disappearance of the eyelash reflex and the incidence of nausea and vomiting. Results The success rate of hysteroscopy in each group was 100%. After drug administration, the incidence of hypotension in Group C was much lower than that in Group P (P< 0.05). The incidence of respiratory adverse events in Group C (4.0%) was much lower than that in Group P (31.1%) (P< 0.05). The incidence of injection pain and body movement in Group C was significantly lower than that in Group P (P< 0.05). The mean eyelash reflex disappearance time was less than 3 minutes in both groups. There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in awakening times, anesthetist's satisfaction and the incidence of nausea and vomiting. No serious adverse events occurred in any patients. Conclusion Ciprofol proved to be a safer alternative to propofol for anesthesia during hysteroscopy. In comparison to propofol, ciprofol does not cause injection pain, exerts less impact on hemodynamics, and results in less respiratory depression.
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- Haiyan Lan
- Department of Anesthesiology, Lishui City People’s Hospital, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Lishui City People’s Hospital, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Lishui City People’s Hospital, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Lishui City People’s Hospital, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Lishui City People’s Hospital, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Lishui City People’s Hospital, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Lishui City People’s Hospital, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Lishui City People’s Hospital, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Lishui City People’s Hospital, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Lishui City People’s Hospital, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, People’s Republic of China
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Zhang L, Guo Y, Qian G, Su T, Xu H. Value of endometrial thickness for the detection of endometrial cancer and atypical hyperplasia in asymptomatic postmenopausal women. BMC Womens Health 2022; 22:517. [PMID: 36510213 PMCID: PMC9743752 DOI: 10.1186/s12905-022-02089-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The role of transvaginal sonography (TVS) in screening endometrial cancer and hyperplasia is significant in postmenopausal women. The objective of this study is to determine the endometrium thickness (ET) cut-off to distinguish premalignancy and malignancy in asymptomatic postmenopausal women. METHODS We retrospectively evaluated data of 968 eligible patients among 2537 asymptomatic postmenopausal women with ET ≥ 5 mm examined by TVS who were subjected to hysteroscopy and endometrial biopsy between January 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020 in an urban tertiary specialized hospital in China. The patients were divided into two groups according to the pathology outcomes: benign, and atypical hyperplasia (AH) and endometrial carcinoma (EC). The risk factors and the optimal cut-off of ET for detecting AH and EC were determined by logistic regression analysis and receiver operating characteristic curve. RESULTS 2537 patients were offered hysteroscopy during a 42-month period. Finally, 968 patients were included for further analysis. Of these, 8 (0.8%) women were diagnosed with EC and 5 (0.5%) women with AH. The mean ET of AH and EC group was substantially higher than that in benign group (10.4 mm vs. 7.7 mm, P < 0.05). ET was significantly correlated with AH and EC shown by logistic regression analysis with an odds ratio (OR) of 1.252 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.107-1.416, P < 0.001). The optimal cut-off value for AH and EC was found to be 8 mm with the maximum AUC of 0.715 (95% CI 0.686-0.743, P < 0.001), with a sensitivity of 0.846, a specificity of 0.609, positive likelihood ratio (LR+) of 2.164 and negative likelihood ratio (LR-) of 0.253. CONCLUSION An ET cut-off of ≥ 8 mm shows a reasonable performance to detect AH and EC in asymptomatic postmenopausal women, thereby avoiding more invasive endometrial biopsy.
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- Linna Zhang
- The International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo Original Diseases, Shanghai, 200030, China
- Shanghai Municipal Key Clinical Speciality, Shanghai, 200030, China
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- The International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo Original Diseases, Shanghai, 200030, China
- Shanghai Municipal Key Clinical Speciality, Shanghai, 200030, China
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- Putuo District Maternity and Child Care Center, Shanghai, 200062, China
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- The International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China.
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo Original Diseases, Shanghai, 200030, China.
- Shanghai Municipal Key Clinical Speciality, Shanghai, 200030, China.
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- The International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China.
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo Original Diseases, Shanghai, 200030, China.
- Shanghai Municipal Key Clinical Speciality, Shanghai, 200030, China.
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Pain Management during Office Hysteroscopy: An Evidence-Based Approach. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2022; 58:medicina58081132. [PMID: 36013599 PMCID: PMC9416725 DOI: 10.3390/medicina58081132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background and Objectives: Hysteroscopy is a reliable technique which is highly useful for the evaluation and management of intrauterine pathology. Recently, the widespread nature of in-office procedures without the need for anesthesia has been requesting validation of practical approach in order to reduce procedure-related pain. In this regard, we performed a comprehensive review of literature regarding pain management in office hysteroscopic procedures. Materials and Methods: MEDLINE, EMBASE, The Cochrane Library (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Methodology Register), Global Health, Health Technology Assessment Database and Web of Science, other research registers (for example Clinical Trials database) were searched. We searched for all original articles regarding pain relief strategy during office hysteroscopy, without date restriction. Results have been collected and recommendations have been summarized according to the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE) tool. Moreover, the strength of each recommendation was scored following the Grading of Recommendations Assessment (GRADE) system, in order to present the best available evidence. Results: Both pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies for pain management are feasible and can be applied in office setting for hysteroscopic procedures. The selection of strategy should be modulated according to the characteristics of the patient and difficulty of the procedure. Conclusions: Accumulating evidence support the use of pharmacological and other pharmacological-free strategies for reducing pain during office hysteroscopy. Nevertheless, future research priorities should aim to identify the recommended approach (or combined approaches) according to the characteristics of the patient and difficulty of the procedure.
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Vitale SG, Watrowski R, Barra F, D’Alterio MN, Carugno J, Sathyapalan T, Kahramanoglu I, Reyes-Muñoz E, Lin LT, Urman B, Ferrero S, Angioni S. Abnormal Uterine Bleeding in Perimenopausal Women: The Role of Hysteroscopy and Its Impact on Quality of Life and Sexuality. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12051176. [PMID: 35626331 PMCID: PMC9140476 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12051176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is a frequent symptom in perimenopausal women. It is defined as uterine bleeding in which the duration, frequency, or amount of bleeding is considered excessive and negatively affects the woman’s quality of life (QoL) and psychological well-being. In cases of structural uterine pathology, hysterectomy (usually performed via a minimally invasive approach) offers definitive symptom relief and is associated with long-lasting improvement of QoL and sexuality. However, over the past 30 years, uterus-preserving treatments have been introduced as alternatives to hysterectomy. Hysteroscopic polypectomy, myomectomy, or endometrial resection/endometrial ablation are minimally invasive techniques that can be used as an alternative to hysterectomy to treat AUB due to benign conditions. Although associated with high patient satisfaction and short-term improvement in their QoL, hysteroscopic treatments do not eliminate the risk of AUB recurrence or the need for further intervention. Therefore, considering the impact of different treatment options on QoL and sexuality during preoperative shared decision making could help identify the most appropriate and personalized treatment options for perimenopausal women suffering from AUB.
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- Salvatore Giovanni Vitale
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy
- Correspondence: (S.G.V.); (R.W.)
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- Faculty of Medicine (Associate), University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
- Correspondence: (S.G.V.); (R.W.)
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- Academic Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, University of Genova, 16132 Genoa, Italy; (F.B.); (S.F.)
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- Division of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy; (M.N.D.); (S.A.)
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- Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences Department, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33146, USA;
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- Academic Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Kingston upon Hull HU6 7RX, UK;
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Emsey Hospital, 34912 Istanbul, Turkey;
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- Department of Gynecological and Perinatal Endocrinology, Instituto Nacional de Perinatología, Mexico City 11000, Mexico;
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, No. 386, Dazhong 1st Rd., Zuoying Dist, Kaohsiung City 81362, Taiwan;
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, No. 155, Sec. 2, Li-Nong Street, Pei-Tou, Taipei 11265, Taiwan
- Department of Biological Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, 70 Lienhai Rd., Kaohsiung City 80424, Taiwan
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- Centre for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, American Hospital, 34365 Istanbul, Turkey;
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology, Infertility Centre Istanbul, Koc University, 34450 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Academic Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, University of Genova, 16132 Genoa, Italy; (F.B.); (S.F.)
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- Division of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy; (M.N.D.); (S.A.)
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Reinders IMA, Cremers GR, van Rooijen SJ, Leemans JC, Perquin CW, Geomini PMAJ, Maas JWM, Bongers MY. The effect of an informative 360-degree virtual reality video on anxiety for women visiting the one-stop clinic for abnormal uterine bleeding: A randomized controlled trial (VISION-trial). Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2022; 272:96-103. [PMID: 35299013 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2022.02.179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 02/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of an informative 360-degree virtual reality (VR) video on preoperative anxiety before visiting a one-stop clinic for abnormal uterine bleeding. STUDY DESIGN A randomized controlled trial was performed in a teaching hospital in the Netherlands. A total of 83 women scheduled for a first consultation at the one-stop clinic between April 2017 and September 2017 were included in the analysis. All women received a standard information leaflet about the clinic. 40 women were randomized to receive a 360-degree VR-video of the clinic in addition. The primary outcome was change in the Visual Analogue Scale for Anxiety (VAS-A), measured at baseline (before randomization) and in the waiting room (before visit, after randomization). Anxiety assessed with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S) was a secondary outcome. Other secondary outcomes included anxiety during the visit and the opinion of the women about the provided information. RESULTS Only 27 out of the 40 women actually watched the VR-video. Women in the VR-group who actually watched the video reported lower levels of anxiety at baseline compared to women in the VR-group who did not watch the video. In the intention-to-treat analysis, there was no difference in change in anxiety between the VR-group and the control group (mean difference VAS-A = 0.07, 95% CI -0.96 to 1.10; mean difference STAI-S = 1.97, 95% CI -1.82 to 5.77). In the per-protocol analysis, women in the VR-group reported lower anxiety scores in the waiting room. However, the change in anxiety scores between baseline and waiting room was comparable in both groups. 31% of the women who watched the VR-video reported that the video resulted in a reduction of anxiety, 69% reported that the video is of added value and 65% would use a VR-video again in future. CONCLUSIONS Adding the informative 360-degree VR-video to conventional information did not result in a reduction of anxiety prior to visiting the one-stop clinic. However, the majority of women who watched the video felt that it was of added value. Remarkable was that women who reported higher anxiety at baseline seemed less willing to watch the video.
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- Imke M A Reinders
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Máxima Medical Center, Veldhoven, The Netherlands; Maastricht University Medical Centre, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and GROW - School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Máxima Medical Center, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Máxima Medical Center, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain and Palliative Care, Máxima Medical Center, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Máxima Medical Center, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Máxima Medical Center, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Máxima Medical Center, Veldhoven, The Netherlands; Maastricht University Medical Centre, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and GROW - School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Guraslan H, Senturk MB, Dogan K, Yuksel B, Kaya C, Karacan T, Karabay Akgul O, Ceylan Y. Diagnostic office hysteroscopy; why is it still painful procedure despite the surgical experience and mini-hysteroscope? J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2022; 48:1418-1425. [PMID: 35274418 DOI: 10.1111/jog.15219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2021] [Revised: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AIM To evaluate the effect of cervical canal features on pain during outpatient hysteroscopy performed by experienced surgeons using mini-hysteroscope. METHODS A prospective observational study was conducted on 303 women undergoing diagnostic hysteroscopy without anesthesia. Pain intensity was evaluated using the visual analog scale (VAS) when the cervical canal was passed. The patients were divided into two groups according to the VAS score: painless or mild pain (VAS <4) and moderate or severe pain (VAS ≥ 4). The relationship between cervical canal characteristics (length, version, and flexion positions, history of cervical intervention, stenosis, synechiae), obstetric and gynecological history, preoperative anxiety level, procedure duration, and pain intensity was examined. RESULTS Moderate pain (4 ≤ VAS < 7) was observed in 38% of patients (n = 117) and 14 patients (5%) experienced severe pain (VAS ≥ 7). In multivariate analysis, nulliparity (p = 0.01; OR, 4.6; 95% CI, 1.7-13.2), postmenopausal state (p = 0.02; OR, 2.2; 95% CI, 1.2-4.3), excessive flexion of the cervix and retroverted uterus (p <0.001; OR, 4.1; 95% CI, 2.0-8.5) were identified as risk factors for a painful procedure. Diagnostic hysteroscopy was successful in 98% of the patients. The pain was the primary cause of the failed hysteroscopy. CONCLUSION In addition to nulliparity and postmenopausal status, unfavorable features of the cervical canal, such as the excessive flexion position of the cervix and uterine retroversion are significant causes of pain during outpatient hysteroscopy.
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- Hakan Guraslan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tekirdag Namik Kemal University, Tekirdag /, Turkey
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Acibadem Bakirkoy Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
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Kaiyrlykyzy A, Linkov F, Foster F, Bapayeva G, Ukybassova T, Aimagambetova G, Kenbayeva K, Ibrayimov B, Lyasova A, Terzic M. Pipelle endometrial biopsy for abnormal uterine bleeding: do patient's pain and anxiety really impact on sampling success rate? BMC Womens Health 2021; 21:393. [PMID: 34772384 PMCID: PMC8588625 DOI: 10.1186/s12905-021-01526-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Pipelle endometrial biopsy is vital for the early diagnostics of endometrial pathology and is performed in outpatient setting in minimally invasive manner. One of the reported disadvantages of sampling with Pipelle curette is failure to collect enough tissue for histological analysis. The role of psychological factors such as anxiety and pain sensitivity in obtaining adequate samples is not well known. The study's objective was to explore whether there is relationship between severe pain, anxiety, and the rate of Pipelle failure. METHODS Study included 158 women with median age of 42 who underwent Pipelle endometrial biopsy at Clinical Academic Department of Women's Health of the University Medical Center (UMC), Nur-Sultan City, Kazakhstan with an abnormal uterine bleeding from June 2019 to April 2021. Women were asked to fill survey on pain, anxiety before, during and after the procedure. RESULTS 3.8%, 15.19% and 4.43% of women reported severe pain and 39.24%, 34.18% and 14.56% of women reported severe anxiety prior, during and after procedure, respectively. Women who experienced severe pain during procedure tend to be more anxious during procedure (p = 0.0001) and have higher number of sampling attempts (p = 0.0040). Pain level was higher among patients sampled by the junior OB/GYN specialist (p < 0.0001). We found no differences in Pipelle biopsy success rates in relationship to baseline, during and postprocedural pain and anxiety scores. CONCLUSION Anxiety during procedure performance was significantly associated with severe pain during the procedure but did not represent a key element for the success of Pipelle biopsy.
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- Aiym Kaiyrlykyzy
- National Laboratory of Astana, Nazarbayev University, Kabanbay Batyr Street, 53, 010000 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Health Administration and Public Health, John G. Rangos, Sr. School of Health Sciences Duquesne University, 600 Grant St, Pittsburgh, PA 15282 USA
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 300 Halket St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
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- Department of Medicine, Nazarbayev University School of Medicine, Zhanybek-Kerey Khans Street, 5/1, 010000 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
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- Clinical Academic Department of Women’s Health, National Research Center of Mother and Child Health, University Medical Center, Turan Ave. 32, 010000 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
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- Clinical Academic Department of Women’s Health, National Research Center of Mother and Child Health, University Medical Center, Turan Ave. 32, 010000 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Zhanybek-Kerey Khans Street, 5/1, 010000 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
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- Clinical Academic Department of Women’s Health, National Research Center of Mother and Child Health, University Medical Center, Turan Ave. 32, 010000 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
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- Clinical Academic Department of Laboratory Medicine, Pathology and Genetics, University Medical Center, Republican Diagnostic Center, 2 Syganaq Street, Nur-Sultan, 010000 Kazakhstan
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- Pathology Bureau of Nur-Sultan City Administration, Zhansugirov Street, 1, 010000 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 300 Halket St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
- Department of Medicine, Nazarbayev University School of Medicine, Zhanybek-Kerey Khans Street, 5/1, 010000 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
- Clinical Academic Department of Women’s Health, National Research Center of Mother and Child Health, University Medical Center, Turan Ave. 32, 010000 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
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Rund NMA, El Shenoufy H, Islam BA, El Husseiny T, Nassar SA, Mohsen RA, Alaa D, Gad Allah SH, Bakry A, Refaat R, Gehad MA, Kotb MMM, Osman OM, Ashour ASA, Ali AS, Taher A, Kholaif K, Hashem AT, Elsallamy AAH, Nour DA, Dahab S, Talaat B, Almohammady M. Determining the Optimal Time Interval between Vaginal Dinoprostone Administration and Diagnostic Office Hysteroscopy in Nulliparous Women: A Randomized, Double-blind Trial. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2021; 29:85-93. [PMID: 34217851 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2021.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE To determine the optimal timing of vaginal dinoprostone administration before office hysteroscopy (OH) in nulliparous women. DESIGN Randomized, double-blind trial. SETTING Tertiary referral hospital. PATIENTS A total of 180 nulliparous women undergoing diagnostic OH. INTERVENTIONS We randomly allocated the women to long-interval or short-interval dinoprostone groups: three mg dinoprostone was administered vaginally 12 hours before OH in the long-interval group and 3 hours before OH in the short-interval group. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS The primary outcome was pain during OH measured using a 100-mm visual analog scale (0 = no pain; 100 = worst pain imaginable). The secondary outcomes were ease of hysteroscope passage, patient satisfaction score, and drug-related adverse effects. The patients in the long-interval dinoprostone group had lower pain scores during OH (p <.001). Contrarily, pain scores 30 minutes after the procedure were similar in both groups (p = .1). The patient satisfaction score was higher and clinicians found hysteroscope passage through the cervical canal easier and quicker in the long-interval dinoprostone group than in the short-interval group (p <.001, p = .003, and p <.001, respectively). Side effects were comparable in both study groups. CONCLUSION Vaginal dinoprostone administered 12 hours before OH was more effective than that administered 3 hours before OH in reducing pain during OH in nulliparous women, with easier hysteroscope insertion, shorter procedure duration, and higher patient satisfaction score.
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- Nansy Mohamed Ali Rund
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University (Drs. Rund, Islam, and Nassar), Cairo
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University (Drs. El Shenoufy, El Husseiny, Mohsen, Alaa, Gad Allah, Bakry, Kotb, Osman, Ashour, Taher, Kholaif, Hashem, Nour, Dahab, and Almohammady), Cairo
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University (Drs. Rund, Islam, and Nassar), Cairo
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University (Drs. El Shenoufy, El Husseiny, Mohsen, Alaa, Gad Allah, Bakry, Kotb, Osman, Ashour, Taher, Kholaif, Hashem, Nour, Dahab, and Almohammady), Cairo
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University (Drs. Rund, Islam, and Nassar), Cairo
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University (Drs. El Shenoufy, El Husseiny, Mohsen, Alaa, Gad Allah, Bakry, Kotb, Osman, Ashour, Taher, Kholaif, Hashem, Nour, Dahab, and Almohammady), Cairo
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University (Drs. El Shenoufy, El Husseiny, Mohsen, Alaa, Gad Allah, Bakry, Kotb, Osman, Ashour, Taher, Kholaif, Hashem, Nour, Dahab, and Almohammady), Cairo
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University (Drs. El Shenoufy, El Husseiny, Mohsen, Alaa, Gad Allah, Bakry, Kotb, Osman, Ashour, Taher, Kholaif, Hashem, Nour, Dahab, and Almohammady), Cairo
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University (Drs. El Shenoufy, El Husseiny, Mohsen, Alaa, Gad Allah, Bakry, Kotb, Osman, Ashour, Taher, Kholaif, Hashem, Nour, Dahab, and Almohammady), Cairo
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Misr University for Science and Technology, 6th October City, Giza (Drs. Refaat and Elsallamy)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha (Drs. Gehad and Talaat), Egypt
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University (Drs. El Shenoufy, El Husseiny, Mohsen, Alaa, Gad Allah, Bakry, Kotb, Osman, Ashour, Taher, Kholaif, Hashem, Nour, Dahab, and Almohammady), Cairo
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University (Drs. El Shenoufy, El Husseiny, Mohsen, Alaa, Gad Allah, Bakry, Kotb, Osman, Ashour, Taher, Kholaif, Hashem, Nour, Dahab, and Almohammady), Cairo
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University (Drs. El Shenoufy, El Husseiny, Mohsen, Alaa, Gad Allah, Bakry, Kotb, Osman, Ashour, Taher, Kholaif, Hashem, Nour, Dahab, and Almohammady), Cairo
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- Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University (Dr. Ali), Cairo.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University (Drs. El Shenoufy, El Husseiny, Mohsen, Alaa, Gad Allah, Bakry, Kotb, Osman, Ashour, Taher, Kholaif, Hashem, Nour, Dahab, and Almohammady), Cairo
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University (Drs. El Shenoufy, El Husseiny, Mohsen, Alaa, Gad Allah, Bakry, Kotb, Osman, Ashour, Taher, Kholaif, Hashem, Nour, Dahab, and Almohammady), Cairo
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University (Drs. El Shenoufy, El Husseiny, Mohsen, Alaa, Gad Allah, Bakry, Kotb, Osman, Ashour, Taher, Kholaif, Hashem, Nour, Dahab, and Almohammady), Cairo
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Misr University for Science and Technology, 6th October City, Giza (Drs. Refaat and Elsallamy)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University (Drs. El Shenoufy, El Husseiny, Mohsen, Alaa, Gad Allah, Bakry, Kotb, Osman, Ashour, Taher, Kholaif, Hashem, Nour, Dahab, and Almohammady), Cairo
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University (Drs. El Shenoufy, El Husseiny, Mohsen, Alaa, Gad Allah, Bakry, Kotb, Osman, Ashour, Taher, Kholaif, Hashem, Nour, Dahab, and Almohammady), Cairo
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha (Drs. Gehad and Talaat), Egypt; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, (Dr. Talaat) Egypt
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University (Drs. El Shenoufy, El Husseiny, Mohsen, Alaa, Gad Allah, Bakry, Kotb, Osman, Ashour, Taher, Kholaif, Hashem, Nour, Dahab, and Almohammady), Cairo
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Rolim MO, Morais ALR, Nogueira CS, Araujo MDSMD, Moraes DVD, Coelho RA. Pain and anxiety in office histeroscopy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 66:1633-1637. [PMID: 33331569 DOI: 10.1590/1806-9282.66.12.1633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2020] [Accepted: 07/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Anxiety is almost always present before medical interventions and may play a role in pain perception. We aim to evaluate factors associated with pain intensity reported by patients submitted to Office Hysteroscopy (OH). METHODS Cross-sectional observational study, with data from April to November 2015. It included patients attended at the Assis Chateaubriand Maternity School (MEAC/UFC) with an indication of office hysteroscopy. Before the examination, the patients answered a validated questionnaire about anxiety (STAI). After the examination, women answered the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 15.0, with Spearman correlation, Mann-Whitney U-test, and analyses of variance. RESULTS 252 patients were included, with a mean age of 45.7 years, of whom 29% were postmenopausal (mean pain 5.5) and 71% were in menacme (mean pain 5.1) (p = 0.258). The anxiety trait and state showed a significant influence on the pain scale (p <0.001 and p=0.001), but age or endometrial sample did not. 27% of the patients were nulliparous. Less pain was associated with the number (p=0.01) and vaginal (p=0.005) of deliveries. The main indication for the procedure was abnormal uterine bleeding (54.4%). CONCLUSION OH may be associated with moderate but tolerable discomfort. There was a significant correlation between higher scores on the pain scale and anxiety. There was evidence of reduced pain with parity and type of delivery, but not with reproductive age or endometrial biopsy.
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- Mayanna Oliveira Rolim
- Médica na Maternidade-Escola Assis Chateubriand, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil
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- Médica na Maternidade-Escola Assis Chateubriand, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil
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- Estudante de Medicina na Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil
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- Professora Associada na Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará e Unichristus, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil
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Vitale SG, Alonso Pacheco L, Haimovich S, Riemma G, De Angelis MC, Carugno J, Lasmar RB, Di Spiezio Sardo A. Pain management for in-office hysteroscopy. A practical decalogue for the operator. J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod 2020; 50:101976. [PMID: 33166706 DOI: 10.1016/j.jogoh.2020.101976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Hysteroscopy is known to be the gold standard for evaluation of intrauterine pathologies, pre-menopausal and post-menopausal abnormal uterine bleeding and, in addition to this, it is a crucial examination in the infertility work-up. In-office operative hysteroscopy incorporates the outstanding possibility of seeing and treating an intracavitary pathology in the same examination, eliminating all the risk related to anesthesia and reducing procedure-related costs. By now, performing operative procedures in the office setting is recognized as feasible and safe. Over the last 20 years, many efforts have been made to implement the in-office operative approach worldwide. However, for some women, in-office hysteroscopy is still considered a painful experience, with reported discomfort at different steps of the hysteroscopic procedures. Moreover, uneventful and tedious sensations might be increased by a high level of anxiety for such examination. For this reason, despite the feasibility of the in-office approach, many clinicians are still afraid of provoking pain during the procedure and rather not to perform surgical procedures in the office, postponing the removal of the pathology in the operating room. To date, there is no consensus concerning pain management for in-office hysteroscopy and different approaches, pharmacological and non-pharmacological aids, as well as several procedural tips and tricks are utilized. Our purpose is to provide a feasible practical decalogue for the operator, to supply adequate management of pain during in-office hysteroscopic procedures, performing challenging operations, shrinking discomfort, aiming to upgrade both women's and operator's satisfaction.
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- Salvatore Giovanni Vitale
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
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- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Technion-Israel Technology Institute, Hadera, Israel
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- Department of Woman, Child, and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences Department, Minimally Invasive Gynecology Unit, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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Barel O, Preuss E, Stolovitch N, Weinberg S, Barzilay E, Pansky M. Addition of Lidocaine to the Distension Medium in Hysteroscopy Decreases Pain during the Procedure-A Randomized Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2020; 28:865-871. [PMID: 32798723 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2020.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/08/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of adding a local anesthetic to the distension medium in office diagnostic hysteroscopy using the vaginoscopic approach on pain during the procedure. Secondary aims included documenting side effects, patient satisfaction, and the time needed to complete the procedure. DESIGN Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study. SETTING University-affiliated hospital; office hysteroscopy clinic. PATIENTS Total of 100 patients who underwent office hysteroscopies divided in half with 50 in the intervention group and 50 in the control group. INTERVENTIONS Ten mL of lidocaine 2% added to 1000 mL of saline solution that was used as the distension medium for hysteroscopy in the study group vs 1000 mL of saline alone in the control group. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS A significant difference was found in the increment of pain as measured by visual analog scale after the hysteroscopy between the 2 groups. Patients receiving lidocaine had an average rise of 1.9 in the visual analog scale score after the procedure compared with 2.9 in the control group (p = .033). There was also a nonsignificant trend for shorter duration of hysteroscopy in the intervention group compared with the control group (180.1 vs 222.1 seconds, p = .08). Patients' satisfaction was high in both groups (98% for the study group and 92% for the control group). Success rates were also similar between the 2 groups at approximately 95%. No side effects were recorded in either group. CONCLUSION The addition of local anesthetic to the distension medium in office hysteroscopy produces significant reduction in pain during the procedure without adding time to the procedure and without side effects.
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- Oshri Barel
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital, Ashdod and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel (all authors)..
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital, Ashdod and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel (all authors)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital, Ashdod and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel (all authors)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital, Ashdod and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel (all authors)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital, Ashdod and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel (all authors)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital, Ashdod and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel (all authors)
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Use of video-based multimedia information to reduce anxiety before office hysteroscopy. Wideochir Inne Tech Maloinwazyjne 2020; 15:329-336. [PMID: 32489494 PMCID: PMC7233155 DOI: 10.5114/wiitm.2019.89378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Introduction Use of multimedia tools has been shown to improve patient comprehension, reduce pre-procedural anxiety, and increase patient satisfaction in various surgical settings. Aim To investigate the impact of video-based multimedia information (MMI) on the anxiety levels of patients undergoing office hysteroscopy (OH). Material and methods All consecutive women aged 18–65 years and scheduled for diagnostic OH were enrolled in this prospective randomized study. Subjects were assigned to receive video-based MMI or conventional written information (controls). The trait and state anxiety were assessed using the State and Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) before the MMI or written information. STAI-state (STAI-S) was repeated after application of the MMI or written information. All patients underwent a standardized transvaginal hysteroscopy procedure by the same gynecologist. Following the hysteroscopy, patient satisfaction and procedural pain were ranked using a Likert scale and visual analogue scale. Results Fifty-two patients were randomized to receive a video-based MMI, and 52 patients were randomized to receive written information. Post-information STAI-S score was significantly lower in the MMI group than that of the written information group (45.0 ±8.0 vs. 49.4 ±8.4, p < 0.001, 95% CI for the difference: 1.36–7.79). Moreover, the satisfaction rate of the video group was significantly higher than the satisfaction rate of the controls (92.3% vs. 63.5%, p < 0.001). VAS score of procedural pain was similar for the two groups. Conclusions A video-based MMI before OH might be preferred to conventional information methods in order to reduce the pre-procedural anxiety and to increase patients’ satisfaction.
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Vitale SG, Caruso S, Ciebiera M, Török P, Tesarik J, Vilos GA, Cholkeri-Singh A, Gulino FA, Kamath MS, Cianci A. Management of anxiety and pain perception in women undergoing office hysteroscopy: a systematic review. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2020; 301:885-894. [PMID: 32140807 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-020-05460-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the literature about the perception and management of anxiety and pain in women undergoing an office hysteroscopic procedure. METHODS We performed a systematic literature search in Embase, PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane Library and Web of Science for original studies written in English (registered in PROSPERO 2019-CRD42019132341), using the terms 'hysteroscopy' AND 'pain' AND 'anxiety' published up to January 2019. Only original articles (randomized, observational and retrospective studies) about management of anxiety and pain related to the hysteroscopic procedure were considered eligible. RESULTS Our literature search produced 84 records. After exclusions, 11 studies including 2222 patients showed the following results: (a) pain experienced during hysteroscopy is negatively affected by preprocedural anxiety; (b) pharmacological interventions seem to be help in reducing pain during hysteroscopy; (c) waiting time before the procedure is a significant factor affecting patients' anxiety; (d) music during the procedure may be helpful in reducing anxiety. CONCLUSIONS The utilization of office hysteroscopy is hampered by varying levels of anxiety and pain perceived by women who are candidates for the procedure. For these reasons, it is essential to identify effective pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies to alleviate these factors. We recommend further studies especially focusing on non-pharmacological interventions to facilitate the dissemination of good clinical practices among hysteroscopists.
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- Salvatore Giovanni Vitale
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Center of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL, USA
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Pegoraro A, Santos ME, Takamori JT, Carvalho WDAPD, Oliveira RD, Barbosa CP, van Nimwegen Â. Prevalence and intensity of pain during diagnostic hysteroscopy in women attending an infertility clinic: analysis of 489 cases. EINSTEIN-SAO PAULO 2019; 18:eAO4916. [PMID: 31851226 PMCID: PMC6905163 DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2020ao4916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Objective To investigate the prevalence and intensity of pain perception during diagnostic hysteroscopy in women and potential related factors. Methods A total of 489 women were investigated at an infertility clinic. Fluid diagnostic hysteroscopy was performed without analgesia or anesthesia by gynecologists with different levels of experience in operative hysteroscopy, using a 2.9mm rigid scope. The Visual Analog Scale was used to score pain intensity after vaginal speculum insertion and after hysteroscopy. Data collected included age, ethnicity, body mass index, history of infertility and endometrial surgery (curettage and/or hysteroscopy), smoking habits, and hysteroscopy diagnosis. Only the state of anxiety was assessed by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory given to each patient before the procedure. Results Hysteroscopy median (25th to 75th) Visual Analog Scale scored 3.3 (3 to 5), and 41.7% of the women referred Visual Analog Scale score ≥4. Median (25th to 75th) State-Trait Anxiety Inventory score was 42 (38 to 45), and 58.3% of the women referred State-Trait Anxiety Inventory score >40. Hysteroscopy Visual Analog Scale score was significantly correlated to surgeon experience and to vaginal speculum insertion but not to State-Trait Anxiety Inventory score, ethnicity or abnormal hysteroscopic findings. Conclusion Diagnostic hysteroscopy was mostly perceived as a mild discomfort procedure by most women. Nevertheless, in a considerable number of cases, women perceived hysteroscopy as painful. Pain perception was linked to individual pain threshold and surgeon experience, but not to pre-procedural anxiety state levels, ethnicity or abnormal hysteroscopic findings.
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Genovese F, D'Urso G, Di Guardo F, Insalaco G, Tuscano A, Ciotta L, Carbonaro A, Leanza V, Palumbo M. Failed diagnostic hysteroscopy: Analysis of 62 cases. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2019; 245:193-197. [PMID: 31864715 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2019.10.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Revised: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the presented study is to improve the office hysteroscopy success rate identifying some of the factors associated to an unsuccessful procedure. Moreover it would highlight the importance of an adequate patients follow up after office hysteroscopy failure enlightening the uterine pathologies missed at the first attempt. STUDYDESIGN This is a retrospective observational study. The Authors reviewed the medical records related to 516 office hysteroscopies performed from January 2016 to November 2018, extrapolating the data from the failed hysteroscopies occurred during this period. After the procedure failure all patients were offered to repeat the hysteroscopy under regional anesthesia in order to identify and treat uterine pathologies. Those patients, who declined to repeat the procedure, received an appropriate follow up. Each failure case is correlated with patient clinical characteristics, indications to hysteroscopy, risk factors presence, hysteroscopy patient compliance, pathology result and patient follow up. RESULTS The presented study shows an office hysteroscopy failure rate of about 12 %. Severe pain due to cervical stenosis, previous uterine surgery, postmenopausal status and marked uterine ventrifixation/retroflexion, represent the main reason why the procedure was not completed in an office setting. The uterine cavity was subsequently examined in only 26 (42 %) out of 62 patients who reported hysteroscopy failure, mostly repeating the procedure under regional anesthesia (24 cases) or performing vaginal hysterectomy for associated benign gynaecological pathology (2 cases). Endometrial malign pathology (endometrioid carcinoma) was diagnosed in 2 cases of them (7.7 %). Moreover the endometrial cavity remained so far unexplored in 36 (58 %) out of 62 patients, due to the patient refuse to repeat the hysteroscopy under anesthesia. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION Results of the present study suggest that office hysteroscopy should be sussessful at the first attempt due to the patients' refuse, in majority of cases, to repeat the procedure after a failure. To not repeat the hysteroscopy may lead to lose or delay important diagnosis, such as that of endometrial cancer. In this context, to counsel all patients prior the procedure may singnificanly help to identify those who may benefit of pharmacological cervical softening, local anesthetic injection or small caliber hysteroscopes usage, increasing the procedure success rate.
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- Fortunato Genovese
- Department of Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Via Tindaro 2, 95124, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Via Tindaro 2, 95124, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Via Tindaro 2, 95124, Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Via Tindaro 2, 95124, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Via Tindaro 2, 95124, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Via Tindaro 2, 95124, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Via Tindaro 2, 95124, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Via Tindaro 2, 95124, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Via Tindaro 2, 95124, Catania, Italy
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Amer-Cuenca JJ, Marín-Buck A, Vitale SG, La Rosa VL, Caruso S, Cianci A, Lisón JF. Non-pharmacological pain control in outpatient hysteroscopies. MINIM INVASIV THER 2019; 29:10-19. [DOI: 10.1080/13645706.2019.1576054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Juan J. Amer-Cuenca
- Department of Physiotherapy, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU CEU Universities, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU CEU Universities, Valencia, Spain
- Department of Gynecology, Hospital Provincial de Castellón, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
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- Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU CEU Universities, Valencia, Spain
- CIBER of Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition CIBERobn, CB06/03 Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain
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Mattar OM, Abdalla AR, Shehata MSA, Ali AS, Sinokrot M, Abdelazeim BA, Taher A, Samy A, Mahmoud M, Abbas AM. Efficacy and safety of tramadol in pain relief during diagnostic outpatient hysteroscopy: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Fertil Steril 2019; 111:547-552. [PMID: 30711222 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Revised: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the evidence about the safety and efficacy of tramadol in pain relief during diagnostic outpatient hysteroscopy (OH). DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. SETTING Not applicable. PATIENT(S) Patients undergoing diagnostic OH received tramadol versus those who were administered placebo. INTERVENTION(S) Electronic databases were searched using the following MeSH terms (tramadol OR opioids OR opioid OR narcotic OR narcotics) AND (hysteroscopy OR hysteroscopic). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Pain assessed by visual analogue scale (VAS) during OH, immediately and 30 minutes after the procedure. RESULT(S) One hundred thirteen studies were identified of which four randomized clinical trials were deemed eligible for this review (tramadol: n = 209; placebo: n = 209). The pooled estimate showed that tramadol significantly reduced VAS during procedure than placebo (weighted mean difference [WMD] = -1.33; 95% confidence interval [CI] -1.78 to -0.88, I2 = 3%, P = .36). In addition, tramadol significantly reduced VAS immediately after the procedure (WMD = -1.05; 95% CI -1.49 to -0.61, I2= 0, P = .84) and 30 minutes after (WMD = -0.98; 95% CI -1.30 to -0.65, I2 = 0, P = .88). CONCLUSION(S) This meta-analysis suggests that tramadol is safe, effective, and gives favorable results in reducing pain during diagnostic OH.
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- Omar M Mattar
- Kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; Medical Research Education and Practice Association (MREP), Cairo, Egypt
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- Medical Research Education and Practice Association (MREP), Cairo, Egypt; Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Medical Research Education and Practice Association (MREP), Cairo, Egypt; Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Medical Research Education and Practice Association (MREP), Cairo, Egypt; Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; Medical Research Education and Practice Association (MREP), Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
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How the Location of Intracavitary Lesions Influences Pain during Office Hysteroscopy. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2019; 26:1334-1339. [PMID: 30659962 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2018.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Revised: 11/11/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE To assess how the location of intracavitary lesions during office hysteroscopy influences pain scores. DESIGN Cohort study. SETTING Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital das Forças Armadas, Lisbon, Portugal. PATIENTS Two hundred ninety-eight patients undergoing operative office hysteroscopy. INTERVENTIONS Pain intensity was assessed by patients using a numeric rating scale (0-10) 10 minutes after hysteroscopy. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Statistical analysis assessed the association between pain score and clinical, obstetric, and gynecologic history. Associations with procedure-related factors were also assessed. Lesion location did not influence the perception of pain in the current sample. Hysteroscopic anesthesia allowed for a significant reduction in pain scores, regardless of lesion location. Multivariate analysis revealed that only the type of operative procedure and operating time significantly influenced pain scores. CONCLUSION Hysteroscopic anesthesia allows for a well-tolerated procedure, regardless of lesion location during office hysteroscopy. Lesion location should not be regarded as a technical limitation.
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Lee CE, Epp A. Safety and Efficiency in a Canadian Outpatient Gynaecological Surgical Centre. JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY CANADA 2018; 40:426-431. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2017.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2017] [Revised: 07/19/2017] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Carta G, Palermo P, Pasquale C, Conte V, Pulcinella R, Necozione S, Cofini V, Patacchiola F. Office hysteroscopic-guided selective tubal chromopertubation: acceptability, feasibility and diagnostic accuracy of this new diagnostic non-invasive technique in infertile women. HUM FERTIL 2017; 21:106-111. [PMID: 28975815 DOI: 10.1080/14647273.2017.1384856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate accuracy, tolerability and side effects of office hysteroscopic-guided chromoperturbations in infertile women without anaesthesia. Forty-nine infertile women underwent the procedure to evaluate tubal patency and the uterine cavity. Women with unilateral or bilateral tubal stenosis at hysteroscopy with chromoperturbation, and women with bilateral tubal patency who did not conceive during the period of six months, underwent laparoscopy with chromoperturbation. The results obtained from hysteroscopy and laparoscopy in the assessment of tubal patency were compared. Sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive-predictive value and negative-predictive value were used to describe diagnostic performance. Pain and tolerance were assessed during procedure using a visual analogue scale (VAS). Side effects or late complications and pregnancy rate were also recorded three and six months after the procedure. The specificity was 87.8% (95% CI: 73.80-95.90), sensitivity was 85.7% (95% CI 57.20-98.20), positive and negative predictive values were 70.6% (95% CI: 44.00-89) and 94.7% (95% CI: 82.30-99.40), respectively. Pregnancy rate (PR) within six months after performance of hysteroscopy with chromoperturbation was 27%. Office hysteroscopy-guided selective chromoperturbation in infertile patients is a valid technique to evaluate tubal patency and uterine cavity.
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- Gaspare Carta
- a Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences , University of L' Aquila , Coppito , Italy
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- a Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences , University of L' Aquila , Coppito , Italy
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- a Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences , University of L' Aquila , Coppito , Italy
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- a Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences , University of L' Aquila , Coppito , Italy
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- b Section of Gynecology and Obstetrics , ' San Donato' Hospital , Arezzo , Italy
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- a Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences , University of L' Aquila , Coppito , Italy
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- a Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences , University of L' Aquila , Coppito , Italy
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- a Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences , University of L' Aquila , Coppito , Italy
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del Valle C, Solano JA, Rodríguez A, Alonso M. Pain management in outpatient hysteroscopy. Gynecol Minim Invasive Ther 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gmit.2016.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Capmas P, Pourcelot AG, Giral E, Fedida D, Fernandez H. Office hysteroscopy: A report of 2402 cases. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 45:445-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jgyn.2016.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2015] [Revised: 02/08/2016] [Accepted: 02/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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This review summarises current understanding and research on the association between anxiety and outpatient hysteroscopy. Women undergoing hysteroscopy suffer from significant levels of anxiety, with repercussions on pain perception, success rates and satisfaction. Using validated tools such as the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Index (STAI) or the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) in the outpatient hysteroscopy setting, average state anxiety scores similar or greater than those measured before more invasive procedures under general anaesthesia have been consistently reported. This clearly suggests a significant gap between our clinical viewpoint of what is "minimally invasive" and patients' expectations. In spite of its potential role of confounder in studies on pain-reduction interventions, we found that patient anxiety was evaluated in only 9 (13 %) out of a sample of 70 randomised controlled trials on outpatient hysteroscopy published since 1992. Factors such as trait anxiety, age, indication and the efficiency of the clinic can be correlated to state anxiety before hysteroscopy, but more robust data are needed. Promising non-pharmacological interventions to reduce anxiety at hysteroscopy include patient education, communication through traditional or multimedia approaches, interaction and support during the procedure and music listening.
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Centini G, Calonaci A, Lazzeri L, Tosti C, Palomba C, Puzzutiello R, Luisi S, Petraglia F, Zupi E. Parenterally Administered Moderate Sedation and Paracervical Block Versus General Anesthesia for Hysteroscopic Polypectomy: A Pilot Study Comparing Postoperative Outcomes. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2015; 22:193-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2014.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2014] [Revised: 09/05/2014] [Accepted: 09/21/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Celik C, Tasdemir N, Abali R, Bastu E, Akbaba E, Yucel SH, Gul A. The effect of uterine straightening by bladder distention before outpatient hysteroscopy: a randomised clinical trial. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2014; 180:89-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Revised: 06/25/2014] [Accepted: 06/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A Randomized, Single Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial for the Pain Reduction During the Outpatient Hysteroscopy After Ketoprofen or Intravaginal Misoprostol. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2014; 21:921-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2014.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2014] [Revised: 04/15/2014] [Accepted: 04/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Identifying Predictors of Unacceptable Pain at Office Hysteroscopy. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2014; 21:586-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2013.12.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2013] [Revised: 12/02/2013] [Accepted: 12/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Carabias P, Celades-Filella M, Zapardiel I, Alsina-Maqueda A, Genover-Llimona E. Experience and results of office hysteroscopy at a primary hospital. J OBSTET GYNAECOL 2013; 34:54-6. [PMID: 24359051 DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2013.782277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Our aim was to analyse, retrospectively, the perioperative outcomes of 3,488 office hysteroscopies. Age, menopausal status, parity, medical indications, use or not of anaesthesia, incidents, presence of pathology in the cavity, endometrial pathology, type of surgery and pain assessment details were collected. The mean age of patients was 52.1 years. The most common medical indication was suspicious ultrasound for endometrial disease, and the most frequent symptom was metrorrhagia. We did not use any type of anaesthesia in 89.5% of patients and we could access the uterine cavity in 99.4% of cases. The complication rate was very low though 12% of patients reported severe pain while performing the test. Although office hysteroscopy in outpatients is fully established and is usually well tolerated, there is a group of patients who could benefit from analgesic treatment prior to the test, to improve their tolerance.
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- P Carabias
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mataró Hospital , Barcelona
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Baek SY, Choi JY. Associated Factors with Pin-fixing & Pin removal Pain among Patients Undergoing Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. ASIAN ONCOLOGY NURSING 2012. [DOI: 10.5388/aon.2012.12.4.323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- So Young Baek
- Hwasun Chonnam National University Hospital, Hwasun, Korea
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- College of Nursing, Chonnam National University · CRINS, Gwangju, Korea
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