Number of women requiring rescue medication · women undergoing PPTL under local anaesthesia
EMLA cream may leads to lower number of women requiring rescue medication compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.36 [0.25, 0.53]
Studies not reported
Low
Intraperitoneal pain (NRS; higher = more pain) · women undergoing PPTL under local anaesthesia
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low
Adverse events within 48 hours post operation · women undergoing PPTL under local anaesthesia
It is very uncertain whether lidocaine instillation changes adverse events within 48 hours post operation compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.04 [0.4, 2.69]
Studies not reported
Very low
Number of women requiring rescue medication · women undergoing PPTL under local anaesthesia
Lidocaine instillation may leads to lower number of women requiring rescue medication compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.27 [0.17, 0.44]
Studies not reported
Low
Intraperitoneal pain (NRS; higher = more pain) · women undergoing PPTL under local anaesthesia
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low
Adverse events within 48 hours post operation · women undergoing PPTL under local anaesthesia
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Number of women requiring rescue medication · women undergoing PPTL under local anaesthesia
Intramuscular morphine showed no clear difference in number of women requiring rescue medication compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1 [0.81, 1.23]
Studies not reported
Low
Injection site pain · Patients requiring local anaesthesia
1 finding from 1 review
Personal preference · Patients requiring local anaesthesia
Plain lidocaine leads to higher preference compared with buffered lidocaine (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events · Patients requiring local anaesthesia
1 finding from 1 review
Pain with dilationa,b · people requesting a surgical abortion at less than 11 weeks' gestation
1 finding from 1 review
Pain during procedure in women who also received topical cervical lidocaine spraya,b · people requesting a surgical abortion at seven weeks' gestation or less
1 finding from 1 review
Pain with dilation ‐ not measured · women requesting a surgical abortion at seven to 12 weeks of gestation
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Pain with aspirationa,b · women requesting a surgical abortion at seven to 12 weeks of gestation
1 finding from 1 review
Pain during procedure ‐ not measured · women requesting a surgical abortion at seven to 12 weeks of gestation
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Pain with dilation ‐ not measured · people requesting a surgical abortion at 5+0 to 7+0 weeks' gestation
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Pain with aspiration ‐ not measured · people requesting a surgical abortion at 5+0 to 7+0 weeks' gestation
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Pain during procedurea,b · people requesting a surgical abortion at 5+0 to 7+0 weeks' gestation
1 finding from 1 review
Pain with dilation ‐ not measured · people requesting a surgical abortion at 5+0 to 7+0 weeks' gestation
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Pain with aspiration ‐ not measured · people requesting a surgical abortion at 5+0 to 7+0 weeks' gestation
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found