Ketamine Use in Hysterosalpingography (the Jimah Procedure): A Follow-Up of Bilateral Tubal Evaluation of 27 Infertile  Women  at a Teaching Hospital, Ghana

Table 1

Characteristics of patients undergoing ketamine sedation for HSG.

Characteristics	Frequency, N = 27	Percentage (%)
Age (years)
Median (IQR)	34 (32–37)	—
25–34	14	51.9
≥35	13	48.1
Indication
Primary infertility	7	25.9
Secondary infertility	20	74.1
Dosage of Ketamine
Median (IQR)	20 (20–30)	—
20 mg/mL	18	66.7
30 mg/mL	4	14.8
40 mg/mL	5	18.5
Pulse rate before sedation
Median (IQR)	65 (64–67)	—
<60 bpm	1	3.7
60–100 bpm	26	96.3
>100 bpm	0	0.0
Pulse rate when unresponsive
Median (IQR)	98 (95–100)	—
<60 bpm	0	0.0
60–100 bpm	23	85.2
>100 bpm	4	14.8
Pain associated with first HSG
No	0	0.0
Yes	27	100.0
Pain score associated with first HSG
9	8	29.6
10	19	70.4
Pain associated with follow-up HSG under ketamine
No	27	100.0
Yes	0	0.0
Complication associated with ketamine use
None	25	92.6
Vomiting	2	7.4