Intrauterine lignocaine as an anaesthetic during endometrial sampling: a randomised double-blind controlled trial

Hui, S.K.; Lee, L.; Ong, C.; Yu, V.; Ho, L.C.

Bjog An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 113(1): 53-57

2006


ISSN/ISBN: 1470-0328
PMID: 16398772
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2005.00812.x
Document Number: 534460
To evaluate the effectiveness of intrauterine lignocaine as an anaesthetic during endometrial sampling. Prospective, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Outpatient gynaecological minor operation unit in a public hospital. Two hundred premenopausal women scheduled for endometrial sampling because of abnormal uterine bleeding. Transcervical intrauterine instillation of 5 mL of 2% lignocaine or 5 mL of normal saline before performing endometrial sampling with vacuum aspirator. Evaluation of pain associated with the procedure using a visual analogue scale. The use of intrauterine lignocaine reduced pain during suction curettage in endometrial sampling. Transcervical instillation of lignocaine reduced pain during endometrial sampling.

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