Evaluation of Pain and Use of Analgesics during Medical Termination of Pregnancy in Real-Life Settings.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Women frequently report pain associated with medical termination of pregnancy (MToP), and its management can differ largely between centres. This study aimed at evaluating in real-life settings pain related to MToP and its management in France.

Methods

This was a non-interventional prospective, longitudinal study run in 23 centres between 2015 and 2016 that included 893 pregnant women. Pain was reported by women prior any curative analgesic intake (CAI) through a five-level Likert scale (absence, mild, moderated, severe, extreme). Modalities of analgesic prophylaxis prescription (APP) and intake (API) and CAI were collected. Risk factors were investigated using ordinal logistic regression (for pain) or logistic regression (for CAI) with stepwise selection of var

SUBMITTER: Agostini A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10036711 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature