Pain management for medical and surgical termination of pregnancy between 13 and 24 weeks of gestation: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High-quality care for termination of pregnancy (TOP) requires pain to be effectively managed; however, practices differ, and the available guidelines do not specify optimal strategies.

Objective

To guide providers in effective pain management for second-trimester medical and surgical TOP.

Search strategy

We searched PubMed, Cochrane and Embase databases, and the US National Library of Medicine clinical trials registry, from inception to the end of June 2019, and hand-searched reference lists.

Selection criteria

Trials comparing pain management strategies with no treatment, placebo or active interventions during induced medical or surgical TOP, occurring between 13 and 24 weeks of gestation, and reporting direct or indirect measures of pain.

Data c

SUBMITTER: Jackson E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7539983 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature