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Side‐Effects and Complications of Outpatient Hysteroscopy
Author(s) -
Finikiotis George
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1993.tb02056.x
Subject(s) - hysteroscopy , medicine , side effect (computer science) , outpatient clinic , surgery , biopsy , computer science , programming language
Summary: Outpatient hysteroscopy and biopsy was performed on 403 occasions. Complications were rare (<1%). Side‐effects occurred in 70% of patients but rarely required treatment. Preoperative explanation of the type, severity and frequency of side‐effects reduces patient anxiety at the time when side‐effects occur.