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Table 1 Comparison of Clinical Outcomes in Women receiving Intravenous Sedation (IS) versus Local Anaesthetic (LA)

From: Comparison of pain, cortisol levels, and psychological distress in women undergoing surgical termination of pregnancy under local anaesthesia versus intravenous sedation

  

Pre-termination (N = 151)

Post-termination (N = 115)

1 – month (N = 67)

3 – month (N = 56)

  

Mean

p

Mean

p

Mean

p

Mean

p

PTSD (CAPS)

IS

9.2 ± 22.7

0.355

N/A

 

16.1 ± 26.2

0.074

17.2 ± 26.8

0.107

 

LA

12.9 ± 24.1

   

29.2 ± 27.4

 

29.2 ± 27.4

 

PTSD (DTS)

IS

42.2 ± 32.5

0.067

N/A

 

30.3 ± 30.4

0.712

30.3 ± 30.4

0.701

 

LA

32.4 ± 26.2

   

33.2 ± 31.1

 

33.3 ± 31.6

 

Depression (BDI)

IS

14.5 ± 9.8

0.602

N/A

 

10.2 ± 9.5

0.29

10.2 ± 9.5

0.279

 

LA

13.6 ± 8.8

   

13.0 ± 12.1

 

13.1 ± 12.2

 

Self-esteem (Rosenberg)

IS

29.8 ± 6.2

0.331

N/A

 

30.9 ± 6.3

0.175

30.9 ± 6.3

0.152

 

LA

28.8 ± 5.7

   

28.7 ± 6.7

 

28.5 ± 6.8

 

Anxiety (Spielberger)

IS

44.4 ± 12.0

0.645

N/A

 

41.1 ± 10

0.149

41.4 ± 10.7

0.142

 

LA

43.4 ± 10.6

   

45.5 ± 11.7

 

45.6 ± 11.9

 

Disability (Schneier)

IS

4.8 ± 4.6

0.138

N/A

 

2.8 ± 4.0

0.327

2.8 ± 4.0

0.401

 

LA

3.6 ± 3.2

   

3.9 ± 4.3

 

3.8 ± 4.3

 

Cortisol

IS

0.2 ± 0.2

0.001

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 
 

LA

0.5 ± 0.5

       

Dissociation (DES-T)

IS

N/A

 

7.3 ± 11.3

0.01

8.1 ± 13.0

0.142

8.1 ± 13.0

0.213

 

LA

  

14.7 ± 17.6

 

14.4 ± 20.4

 

13.3 ± 19.7

 
  1. • CAPS: Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale
  2. • DTS: Davidson Trauma Scale
  3. • BDI: Beck Depression Inventory
  4. • DES-T: Dissociative Experiences Scale-Taxon