Does lidocaine gel produce an effective analgesia prior to copper IUD insertion? Randomized clinical trial

Background: IUD is a small contraceptive device, often containing either copper or levonorgestrel, which is inserted into the uterus. Objective of present study was to determine if lidocaine gel prior to intrauterine device (IUD) insertion decreases pain with the insertion procedure among multiparous women choosing the copper T380A-IUD.Methods: It is a randomized double-blind controlled trial carried out at Assiut Women's Health Hospital, Assiut, Egypt. Parous women eligible for Copper IUD insertion attended the Family Planning Clinic were recruited and randomized in a 1:1 ratio to lidocaine gel or placebo. Two ml of the study medications were topically placed on the cervix 3 minutes before IUD insertion. The primary outcome was the difference in pain scores using a 10-cm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) during IUD insertion. We considered a 1.5 cm difference in VAS scores between study groups as clinically significant.Results: One hundred women consented to participate and randomized either to group I:  lidocaine group or group II: placebo group. Both groups were homogenous in baseline socio-demographic data. There was significant difference in mean pain scores for IUD placement between women who received lidocaine gel and placebo at two steps of insertion (at vulsellum application and at uterine sounding) while the rest of steps show no statistical significant difference (p=0.000). There were no statistical significant differences between both group as regard the ease of insertion, the duration of insertion and the satisfaction score after the procedure (p>0.05).Conclusions: This study depicts that the use of lidocaine gel prior to copper IUD insertion in multiparous women could partially reduce the pain during tenaculum placement and uterine sounding

Does lidocaine gel produce an effective analgesia prior to copper IUD insertion? Randomized clinical trial

Background: IUD is a small contraceptive device, often containing either copper or levonorgestrel, which is inserted into the uterus. Objective of present study was to determine if lidocaine gel prior to intrauterine device (IUD) insertion decreases pain with the insertion procedure among multiparous women choosing the copper T380A-IUD.Methods: It is a randomized double-blind controlled trial carried out at Assiut Women's Health Hospital, Assiut, Egypt. Parous women eligible for Copper IUD insertion attended the Family Planning Clinic were recruited and randomized in a 1:1 ratio to lidocaine gel or placebo. Two ml of the study medications were topically placed on the cervix 3 minutes before IUD insertion. The primary outcome was the difference in pain scores using a 10-cm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) during IUD insertion. We considered a 1.5 cm difference in VAS scores between study groups as clinically significant.Results: One hundred women consented to participate and randomized either to group I:  lidocaine group or group II: placebo group. Both groups were homogenous in baseline socio-demographic data. There was significant difference in mean pain scores for IUD placement between women who received lidocaine gel and placebo at two steps of insertion (at vulsellum application and at uterine sounding) while the rest of steps show no statistical significant difference (p=0.000). There were no statistical significant differences between both group as regard the ease of insertion, the duration of insertion and the satisfaction score after the procedure (p>0.05).Conclusions: This study depicts that the use of lidocaine gel prior to copper IUD insertion in multiparous women could partially reduce the pain during tenaculum placement and uterine sounding

Custodiol versus blood cardioplegia in pediatric cardiac surgery, two-center study

Background: Cold blood cardioplegia is widely used as a method of myocardial protection in pediatric cardiac surgery. Operative interruption to administer cardioplegia and need for repeated administration and occasional direct coronary ostial cannulation are considered a drawbacks of this technique. Custodiol, a crystalloid solution, has been used in children as an alternative cardioplegia solution with the potential advantage of single dose administration with equivalent myocardial protection. We sought to compare the outcomes of cold blood cardioplegia versus Custodiol cardioplegia in pediatric cardiac surgery. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed between November 1st, 2013 and June 30th, 2014. All children who underwent heart surgery at two institutions with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegia were included. Patients were identified from a prospective database and additional data were collected from operative report and electronic and paper charts. Continuous data were represented as median and interquartile range, and tested with Wilcoxon rank-sum test. Categorical data were represented as proportions, and tested with Pearson test. A composite endpoint of all cause death, Low Cardiac Output Syndrome (LCOS), Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), and significant arrhythmia was analyzed with a multiple logistic regression model adjusted for complexity using the Risk Adjustment of Congenital Heart Surgery -1 (RACHS-1) categories. A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered to be significant. Results: Blood cardioplegia was administered in 88 (57.1%) patients, and Custodiol cardioplegia was administered in 66 (42.9%) patients according to surgeon's preference. In the risk adjusted comparison of the composite outcome of all-cause death, LCOS, AKI and significant arrhythmia, Custodiol cardioplegia was found to be an independent predictor of an adverse outcome, OR 3.17 (95% CI 1.41–7.14, P-value = 0.0054). Conclusions: Custodial cardioplegia is associated with less optimal myocardial protection and higher adverse outcomes compared to cold blood cardioplegia in children undergoing cardiac surgery. A randomized comparison is warranted