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Table 2 A comparison of spontaneous cervical dilatation, difficult dilatation and bleeding prior to operation between the two groups of patients

From: A prospective, randomized, controlled trial comparing vaginal misoprostol and osmotic dilator in achieving cervical ripening before operative hysteroscopy

 

Misoprostol group (n=53)

Osmotic dilator group (n=47)

P

Spontaneous cervical dilatation* (mean ± SD, cm)

8.0±1.8

9.6±2.2

<0.01

Difficult dilatation** (percentage)

22/53 (41.5%)

8/47 (17.0%)

<0.01

Bleeding preoperation** (percentage)

41/53 (77.4%)

15/47 (31.9%)

<0.01

  1. *Student’s t test
  2. **2×2 contingency table analysis
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