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ArticleJournal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India2022

Diclofenac Potassium Alone Versus Diclofenac Potassium with Hyoscine-

Ahmed S S A Rashwan, Mahmoud Alalfy, Sarah Aboubakr Elkomaty, Omneya Mostafa Helal, Eman Aly Hussein

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Article in Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ahmed S S A RashwanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mahmoud AlalfyReproductive Health and Family Planning Department, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-8429-6376
Sarah Aboubakr ElkomatyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Omneya Mostafa HelalDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Eman Aly HusseinDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Cairo University · EGNational Research Centre · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Study Objective: To compare between oral diclofenac potassium alone versus a combination of it with hyoscine- Design: Randomized, double-blind controlled trial. Setting: Kasralainy  hospital (a tertiary hospital). Intervention: Sixty-Four patients undergoing office hysteroscopy were randomly divided into 2 groups (study group and placebo group) in the ratio of 1:1. Group 1 (study group = 32 participants) received two oral HBB tablets and one tablet of diclofenac potassium and group 2 (placebo group = 32 participants) received two oral placebo tablet similar in size, structure and color to buscopan in addition to the diclofenac tablet. The patient was given the drugs 30-60 min before the procedure. Results: There was statistically significant difference between the two groups in the pain score immediately during entry ( Conclusion: The combination of diclofenac potassium and HBB helps a lot in decreasing the pain and discomfort during and after performing office hysteroscopy but with more gastric side effects.

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AnalgesicsDiclofenac potassiumHyoscine-N-butyl promideOffice hysteroscopyPain

Identifiers

PMID35928098
PMCPMC9343497
OpenAlexW4223532238

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