Question · asked by 1 review

Paracervical vs placebo: Pain during uterine intervention ‐ Risk of severe pain

Population
patients with cervical dilatation and uterine intervention
Intervention
Paracervical
Comparison
placebo
Outcome
Pain during uterine intervention ‐ Risk of severe pain

Paracervical probably leads to lower pain during uterine intervention ‐ Risk of severe pain compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Paracervical vs placebo
Pain during uterine intervention ‐ Risk of severe pain · patients with cervical dilatation and uterine intervention
Paracervical probably leads to lower pain during uterine intervention ‐ Risk of severe pain compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
Paracervical local anaesthesia for cervical dilatation and uterine intervention (2013) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.16 [0.04, 0.74]2 studies · 242 participantsModerate

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Paracervical local anaesthesia for cervical dilatation and uterine intervention
2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed
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