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Clinical Study

Impact of Self-Watching Double J Stent Insertion on Pain Experience of Male Patients: A Randomized Control Study Using Visual Analog Scale

Table 1

Basic procedural and demographic characteristics of the entire patient group.
Mean age, y (range)38.83 (18–78)
Mean duration of procedure, min5.35 ± 0.87
Indication for DJ insertion, (%): 
  Ureteric46 (57.5)
  Renal21 (26.25)
  Anuria13 (16.3)
Pain score, mean SD3.91 ± 3.12
Pain, by category: 
 No pain (VAS scale = 0), (%)14 (17.5)
 Mild pain (VAS scale = 1–3), (%)27 (33.8)
 Moderate pain (VAS scale = 4–7), (%)28 (35.0)
 Severe pain (VAS scale = 8–10), (%)11 (13.8)