Cochrane · systematic review · CD004829

Pain relief for women undergoing oocyte retrieval for assisted reproduction

Kwan, I, Wang, R, Pearce, E, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · Cochrane Library

Gynaecology and Fertility2 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
47
current version
GRADE rated
23
No studies
24
Included studies
NR
No studies 24 · 51.1%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 19 · 40.4%Low 4 · 8.5%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

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Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) compared with CSA+acupuncture for women undergoing oocyte retrieval for assisted reproduction

Population: women undergoing oocyte retrieval for assisted reproduction
6 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Intraoperative pain
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) vs CSA+acupuncture
no estimate extracted1 study · 62 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Postoperative pain
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) vs CSA+acupuncture
no estimate extracted1 study · 61 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Pregnancy
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) vs CSA+acupuncture
OR 0.61 [0.2, 1.86]1 study · 61 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Patient satisfaction
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) vs CSA+acupuncture
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Side effects (postoperative vomiting and/or vomiting)
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) vs CSA+acupuncture
OR 1.64 [0.46, 5.88]1 study · 62 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Postoperative complications
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) vs CSA+acupuncture
no estimate extractedNRNo studies

Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) compared with CSA + electro‐acupuncture for women undergoing oocyte retrieval for assisted reproduction

Population: women undergoing oocyte retrieval for assisted reproduction
6 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Intraoperative pain
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) vs CSA + electro‐acupuncture
no estimate extracted1 study · 62 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Postoperative pain
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) vs CSA + electro‐acupuncture
no estimate extracted1 study · 61 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Pregnancy
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) vs CSA + electro‐acupuncture
OR 0.22 [0.07, 0.66]1 study · 61 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Patient satisfaction
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) vs CSA + electro‐acupuncture
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Side effects (postoperative vomiting and/or vomiting)
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) vs CSA + electro‐acupuncture
OR 1.09 [0.33, 3.58]1 study · 62 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Postoperative complications
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) vs CSA + electro‐acupuncture
no estimate extractedNRNo studies

Conscious sedation and analgesia compared with general analgesia for women undergoing oocyte retrieval for assisted reproduction

Population: women undergoing oocyte retrieval for assisted reproduction
6 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Intraoperative pain
Conscious sedation and analgesia vs general analgesia
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Postoperative pain
Conscious sedation and analgesia vs general analgesia
no estimate extracted1 study · 50 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision
Pregnancy
Conscious sedation and analgesia vs general analgesia
OR 1 [0.43, 2.35]2 studies · 108 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision
Patient satisfaction (report of 'satisfactory')
Conscious sedation and analgesia vs general analgesia
OR 0.66 [0.11, 4.04]2 studies · 108 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision
Side effects (postoperative vomiting and/or vomiting)
Conscious sedation and analgesia vs general analgesia
OR 0.46 [0.08, 2.75]1 study · 50 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision
Postoperative complications
Conscious sedation and analgesia vs general analgesia
OR 0.14 [0.02, 1.22]1 study · 58 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision

Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) versus electro‐acupuncture + PCB

Population: women undergoing oocyte retrieval for assisted reproduction
6 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Intraoperative pain
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) vs electro‐acupuncture + PCB
no estimate extracted4 studies · 781 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Postoperative pain
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) vs electro‐acupuncture + PCB
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Pregnancy
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) vs electro‐acupuncture + PCB
OR 0.96 [0.72, 1.29]4 studies · 783 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Patient satisfaction
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) vs electro‐acupuncture + PCB
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Side effects (postoperative vomiting and/or vomiting)
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) vs electro‐acupuncture + PCB
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Postoperative complications
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) vs electro‐acupuncture + PCB
no estimate extractedNRNo studies

Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) versus general anaesthesia

Population: women undergoing oocyte retrieval for assisted reproduction
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Intraoperative pain
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) vs general anaesthesia
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Postoperative pain
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) vs general anaesthesia
no estimate extracted1 study · 50 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Pregnancy
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) vs general anaesthesia
OR 0.7 [0.22, 2.26]1 study · 51 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Patient satisfaction
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) vs general anaesthesia
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Postoperative complications
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) vs general anaesthesia
no estimate extractedNRNo studies

Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) versus spinal anaesthesia

Population: women undergoing oocyte retrieval for assisted reproduction
6 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Intraoperative pain
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) vs spinal anaesthesia
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Postoperative pain
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) vs spinal anaesthesia
no estimate extracted1 study · 36 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Pregnancy
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) vs spinal anaesthesia
OR 0.93 [0.24, 3.65]1 study · 38 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Patient satisfaction
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) vs spinal anaesthesia
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Side effects (postoperative vomiting and/or vomiting)
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) vs spinal anaesthesia
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Postoperative complications
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) vs spinal anaesthesia
no estimate extractedNRNo studies

Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) versus PCB

Population: women undergoing oocyte retrieval for assisted reproduction
6 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Intraoperative pain
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) vs PCB
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Postoperative pain
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) vs PCB
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Pregnancy
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) vs PCB
OR 0.93 [0.44, 1.96]1 study · 150 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Patient satisfaction
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) vs PCB
OR 1.63 [0.68, 3.89]1 study · 150 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Side effects (postoperative vomiting and/or vomiting)
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) vs PCB
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Postoperative complications
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) vs PCB
no estimate extractedNRNo studies

Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) versus CSA

Population: women undergoing oocyte retrieval for assisted reproduction
6 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Intraoperative pain
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) vs CSA
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Postoperative pain
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) vs CSA
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Pregnancy
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) vs CSA
OR 0.62 [0.28, 1.36]1 study · 100 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Patient satisfaction
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) vs CSA
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Side effects (postoperative vomiting and/or vomiting)
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) vs CSA
OR 0.42 [0.18, 0.97]2 studies · 140 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Postoperative complications
Conscious sedation and analgesia (CSA) + paracervical block (PCB) vs CSA
no estimate extractedNRNo studies