Table 2 Post procedure responses to questionnaire about acceptability and experience with MVA under LA, n = 28 (data showed in percentage (number of patients))
Overall experience (as compared to what was expected) | |||
Much better | 61 % | ||
A bit better | 14 % | ||
As expected | 18 % | ||
Worse | 0 % | ||
No reply | 7 % | ||
Procedure duration? | |||
As expected | 82 % | ||
Longer | 14 % | ||
No answer | 4 % | ||
Happy to recommend? | |||
Yes | 68 % | ||
No | 21 % | ||
Don't know | 11 % | ||
Choose the method again? | |||
Yes | 61 % | ||
No | 11 % | ||
Don't know | 29 % | ||
During procedure | At 1 h | At discharge | |
Patients with anxiety (%) | |||
None | 14 % | 46 % | 54 % |
Moderate | 61 % | 50 % | 39 % |
Severe | 25 % | 4 % | 0 % |
No reply | 0 % | 0 % | 7 % |
Patients with pain (%) | |||
None | 18 % | 18 % | 39 % |
Moderate | 68 % | 79 % | 54 % |
Severe | 11 % | 4 % | 0 % |
No reply | 3 % | 0 % | 7 % |