Randomized controlled trial comparing Thermachoice III* in the outpatient versus daycase setting

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 642-650

  Marsh, Fiona ^a   Thewlis, Jenny ^a   Duffy, Sean ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ambulatory gynaecology; Endometrial ablation; menorrhagia; outpatient; thermachoice

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DICLOFENAC; FENTANYL; IBUPROFEN; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PROPOFOL; SEDATIVE AGENT; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; OUTPATIENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; BALLOON DILATATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MENORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TRAMADOL;

EID: 33847734751     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.07.1502     Document Type: Article

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