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General gynaecology: Intrauterine lignocaine as an anaesthetic during endometrial sampling: a randomised double‐blind controlled trial
Author(s) -
Hui SK,
Lee L,
Ong C,
Yu V,
Ho LC
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2005.00812.x
Subject(s) - medicine , placebo , local anaesthetic , visual analogue scale , curettage , vacuum aspiration , lidocaine , anesthesia , sampling (signal processing) , hysteroscopy , curette , surgery , gynecology , population , research methodology , family planning , filter (signal processing) , pathology , alternative medicine , environmental health , computer science , computer vision
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of intrauterine lignocaine as an anaesthetic during endometrial sampling. Design Prospective, randomised, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial. Setting Outpatient gynaecological minor operation unit in a public hospital. Population Two hundred premenopausal women scheduled for endometrial sampling because of abnormal uterine bleeding. Methods Transcervical intrauterine instillation of 5 mL of 2% lignocaine or 5 mL of normal saline before performing endometrial sampling with vacuum aspirator. Main outcome measures Evaluation of pain associated with the procedure using a visual analogue scale. Results The use of intrauterine lignocaine reduced pain during suction curettage in endometrial sampling. Conclusions Transcervical instillation of lignocaine reduced pain during endometrial sampling.