Clinical Study
Evaluation of Paracervical Block and IV Sedation for Pain Management during Hysteroscopic Polypectomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Table 1
Characteristics of the patients in study groups.
| | | PB
| IVS
| GA
| value |
| | Age (years), mean ± SD | 38.48 ± 5.71 | 41.44 ± 8.15 | 40.92 ± 8.38 | 0.308 | | Gravid (%) | | | 0 | 5 (18.5) | 6 (20.7) | 5 (17.9) | 0.273 | | 1 | 10 (37.0) | 4 (13.8) | 5 (17.9) | | >2 | 12 (44.4) | 19 (65.5) | 18 (64.3) | | Number of CS, (%) | | | 0 | 14 (51.9) | 20 (69.0) | 18 (64.3) | 0.673 | | 1 | 9 (33.3) | 5 (17.2) | 7 (25.0) | | >2 | 4 (14.8) | 4 (13.8) | 3 (10.7) | | Number of NVD, (%) | | | 0 | 18 (66.7) | 13 (44.8) | 15 (53.6) | 0.543 | | 1 | 2 (7.4) | 5 (17.2) | 3 (10.7) | | >2 | 7 (25.9) | 11 (37.9) | 10 (35.7) | | Number of polyps, (%) | | | 1 | 19 (70.4) | 21 (72.4) | 20 (71.4) | 0.986 | | >2 | 8 (29.6) | 8 (27.6) | 8 (28.6) | | Size of polyps (mm), mean ± SD | 2.20 ± 3.39 | 2.95 ± 4.65 | 2.02 ± 2.10 | 0.579 | | Menopause, (%) | | | No | 26 (96.3) | 26 (89.7) | 25 (89.3) | 0.572 | | Yes | 1 (3.7) | 3 (10.3) | 3 (10.7) |
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PB: paracervical block; IVS: IV sedation; GA: general anesthesia, CS: Cesarean section; NVD: natural vaginal delivery.
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