Use of carbon dioxide versus normal saline for diagnostic hysteroscopy

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 993-997

  Brusco, Gian Francesco ^a   Arena, Saverio ^a   Angelini, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Distention medium; Hysteroscopy; Normal saline; Physiologic solution

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DICLOFENAC; MEPIVACAINE; NIMESULIDE; SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FEMALE STERILITY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYSTEROSCOPY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOULDER PAIN; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; VOMITING;

EID: 0037382281     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(02)04947-6     Document Type: Article

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