Carbon dioxide versus normal saline in outpatient hysteroscopy
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Carbon dioxide versus normal saline in outpatient hysteroscopy.
BACKGROUND The aim of this prospective randomized study was to measure patients' discomfort after hysteroscopy with CO(2) or normal saline. METHODS A total of 415 patients was randomized to two groups according to distension medium (CO(2), n = 201; normal saline, n = 214). The nature of randomization was to alternate distension media on a weekly basis. After hysteroscopy, women were asked to ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Human Reproduction
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1460-2350
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg465