The majority of first trimester surgical abortions are performed with a paracervical
block (PCB). We established the benefit of a specific PCB technique: 20 mL 1% buffered
lidocaine, four sites with a 3-minute wait prior to cervical dilation. This was the
first PCB study to evaluate patients without intravenous medications and utilizing
a sham-PCB control group. As the PCB is painful and the wait adds time, further refinement
is warranted.
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Accepted:
May 31,
2013
Received:
May 30,
2013
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© 2013 Published by Elsevier Inc.
