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Choice of analgesia or anesthesia for pain relief in suction curettage. 1977

J A Rock, and R G Brame, and R T Parker

One hundred and fifteen patients admitted to Duke University Medical Center from January 1, 1973, to December 31, 1974 inclusive, with the diagnosis of uncomplicated spontaneous incomplete or inevitable abortion were included in a randomized prospective study. All patients underwent suction curettage under either analgesia or general inhalation anesthesia. Patient response was adjudged regarding comfort and cooperativeness in the group receiving analgesia and postprocedure rehabilitation and discharge times in both groups. Fifteen of 59 patients receiving analgesia only were recorded unanimously as failures. Post-operative ambulation was no more rapid in patients receiving analgesia. Procedure-to-discharge intervals were unrelated to medication modality. There appears to be no advantage to analgesia as far as rehabilitation time, procedure-to-discharge time, and medical complications are concerned.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007902	Length of Stay	The period of confinement of a patient to a hospital or other health facility.	Hospital Stay,Hospital Stays,Stay Length,Stay Lengths,Stay, Hospital,Stays, Hospital
D011247	Pregnancy	The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.	Gestation,Pregnancies
D011446	Prospective Studies	Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group.	Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D004107	Dilatation and Curettage	Dilatation of the cervix uteri followed by a scraping of the endometrium with a curette.	Curettage and Dilatation,Dilatation & Curettage
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000022	Abortion, Spontaneous	Expulsion of the product of FERTILIZATION before completing the term of GESTATION and without deliberate interference.	Abortion, Tubal,Early Pregnancy Loss,Miscarriage,Spontaneous Abortion,Abortions, Spontaneous,Abortions, Tubal,Early Pregnancy Losses,Loss, Early Pregnancy,Losses, Early Pregnancy,Miscarriages,Pregnancy Loss, Early,Pregnancy Losses, Early,Spontaneous Abortions,Tubal Abortion,Tubal Abortions
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000698	Analgesia	Methods of PAIN relief that may be used with or in place of ANALGESICS.	Analgesias
D000769	Anesthesia, Inhalation	Anesthesia caused by the breathing of anesthetic gases or vapors or by insufflating anesthetic gases or vapors into the respiratory tract.	Insufflation Anesthesia,Anesthesia, Insufflation,Inhalation Anesthesia