Background: Curettage is a minor operative action that mostly done in the field of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Pain caused by the actions of curettage is an individual reflection to various stimuli, received and interpreted differently influenced by emotional, motivational, cognitive, social and cultural rights. Several anesthetic techniques combined with the provision of other Medical studied for pain. Diazepam has increased GABA effect, sedatives and hypnotics, in this study combined with paracervical block.
Aim of study: Compare the intensity of pain and side effects the addition of diazepam 10 mg to paracervical block anesthesia with paracervical block only in curettage.
Design and method: Randomised control trial research. Conducted research in Dr. Sardjito hospital and Panembahan Senopati Bantul District Hospital, which lasted for six months from August 2011. Subjects who met the inclusion criteria were divided into two groups (paracervical block and diazepam 10 mg;paracervical block). Anxiety was measured with the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Pain was measured by the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale. Factors suspected to affect the test were analyzed by t-tests and Chi-square.
Result: There were 60 patients in this study. Provision of Diazepam 10 mg in combination with paracervical block has result in obtained lower pain scores.