Miscarriage is one of the major causes of early pregnancy losses. Incomplete miscarriage is a major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. Analgesia from both conscious sedation and paracervical could be utilized during manual vacuum aspiration of first trimester incomplete miscarriage. The objectives of this study are to review the existing studies and to compare analgesia from conscious sedation with that of paracervical block among women selected for manual vacuum aspiration following first trimester incomplete miscarriages in Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki \[AEFUTHA\].
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Mean pain score using the Visual analogue scale
Timeframe: Pain and side effects experienced following the use of the analgesic agents at about 10 minutes, 2 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours following the procedure was noted. Higher score showed more pain and lower score showed lower pain