To evaluate the effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) as a pain control method during office hysteroscopy. A prospective, randomized study. Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Gynecological Science and Perinatology, "La Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy. One hundred forty-two patients undergoing office hysteroscopy. Application of a TENS device on the patient's abdomen before and during office hysteroscopy. The level of pain experienced by the patients was assessed using a 10 cm visual analog scale; the side effects and changes in the hemodynamic parameters were evaluated. The patients treated with TENS during hysteroscopy (group A, n = 71) were compared with a control group (group B, n = 71) on whom the TENS device was not used. The women in the TENS group experienced a significantly lower level of pain during hysteroscopy. No differences in side effects were observed between both group. TENS is a simple, efficient, and safe method of relieve pain during office hysteroscopy.
Suppression of pelvic pain during hysteroscopy with a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device / DE ANGELIS, Carlo; Perrone, Giuseppina; G., Santoro; Nofroni, Italo; L., Zichella. - In: FERTILITY AND STERILITY. - ISSN 0015-0282. - 79:6(2003), pp. 1422-1427. [10.1016/s0015-0282(03)00363-7]
Suppression of pelvic pain during hysteroscopy with a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device
DE ANGELIS, CARLO;PERRONE, Giuseppina;NOFRONI, Italo;
2003
Abstract
To evaluate the effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) as a pain control method during office hysteroscopy. A prospective, randomized study. Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Gynecological Science and Perinatology, "La Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy. One hundred forty-two patients undergoing office hysteroscopy. Application of a TENS device on the patient's abdomen before and during office hysteroscopy. The level of pain experienced by the patients was assessed using a 10 cm visual analog scale; the side effects and changes in the hemodynamic parameters were evaluated. The patients treated with TENS during hysteroscopy (group A, n = 71) were compared with a control group (group B, n = 71) on whom the TENS device was not used. The women in the TENS group experienced a significantly lower level of pain during hysteroscopy. No differences in side effects were observed between both group. TENS is a simple, efficient, and safe method of relieve pain during office hysteroscopy.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
