A randomized controlled study comparing carbon dioxide versus normal saline as distension media in diagnostic office hysteroscopy: Is the distension with carbon dioxide a problem?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2319-2322

  Raimondo, Gennaro ^a   Raimondo, Diego ^a   D'Aniello, Gemma ^a   Russo, Cinzia ^a   Ronga, Antonietta ^a   Gabbanini, Massimo ^b   Filippeschi, Marco ^c   Petraglia, Felice ^b   Florio, Pasquale ^b  

^a SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c SAN GIUSEPPE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; CO2; normal saline; office diagnostic hysteroscopy; pain; view

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; OFFICE HYSTEROSCOPY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOULDER PAIN; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARBON DIOXIDE; DILATATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UTERINE DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049266262     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.11.041     Document Type: Article

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