Table 2 Treatment outcomes at six months after NovaSure™ endometrial ablation: outpatient local anaesthetic treatment versus day-case general anaesthetic treatment
Outcome measure* | Inpatient (n=13) | Outpatient (n=17) |
|---|---|---|
Periods now | ||
• Amenorrhoea | 6/13 (46%) | 5/17 (29%) |
• Spotting | 2/13 (15%) | 3/17 (18%) |
• Light | 0/13 (0%) | 4/17 (24%) |
• Moderate | 3/13 (23%) | 5/17 (29%) |
• Heavy | 2/13 (15%) | 0/17 (0%) |
Satisfied | ||
• Yes | 11/13 (85%) | 14/17 (82%) |
• No | 2/13 (15%) | 3/17 (18%) |
Menstrual bleeding post-treatment | ||
• Much better | 10/13 (76%) | 13/17 (76%) |
• A little better | 1/13 (8%) | 3/17 (18%) |
• Same | 1/13 (8%) | 1/17 (6%) |
• Worse | 1/13 (8%) | |
Dysmenorrhoea post-treatment | ||
• Never had it | 0/13 (0%) | 3/17 (18%) |
• Much better | 6/13 (46%) | 6/14 (43%) |
• A little better | 2/13 (15%) | 4/14 (29%) |
• Same | 2/13 (15%) | 2/14 (14%) |
• Worse | 3/13 (23%) | 2/14 (14%) |
Recommend to a friend | ||
• Definitely | 8/13 (62%) | 12/17 (71%) |
• Definitely, under general anaesthetic | 0/13 (0%) | 1/17 (6%) |
• Probably | 2/13 (15%) | 3/17 (18%) |
• Not sure | 1/13 (8%) | 1/17 (6%) |
• Probably not | 1/13 (8%) | 0/13 (0%) |
• Definitely not | 1/13 (8%) | 0/13 (0%) |