Optimised gynaecological examination with a new pelvic examination chair.

Objective: The present aim was to contribute to improving the traditional pelvic examination chair with vertical leg support and to evaluate patients' and examiners' experience of a new gyneacological and urological examination chair with heated upholstery.

Study Design: A new gynaecological and urological examination chair was constructed with laterally adjustable leg support, a foot-plate and the perineum exposed only during the examination procedure. Patients (n = 131) with or without endometriosis were invited to participate in an anonymous questionnaire survey concerning how they experienced a gynaecological examination.

Minimal clinically important difference for pain on the VAS scale and the relation to quality of life in women with endometriosis.

Objectives: The minimal important difference can be helpful in interpreting data from clinical trials. The objective of the study was to calculate the minimal important difference for improvement on the VAS scale for women with endometriosis.

Study Design: A prospective study was conducted to evaluate the effect of pertubation with lignocaine on dysmenorrhea and quality of life in women with endometriosis.

Responsiveness of the Endometriosis Health Profile-30 questionnaire in a Swedish sample: an observational study.

Objective: The objective was to evaluate the responsiveness of the Endometriosis Health Profile-30 (EHP-30) questionnaire in a Swedish sample.

Materials And Methods: Forty-two patients with endometriosis were included in a prospective observational study.

Main Outcome Measures: The changes on the EHP-30 questionnaire after pertubation treatment were compared with the patients' self-estimated change in pain intensity.

Effect of Lignocaine on IL-6, IL-8, and MCP-1 in Peritoneal Macrophages and Endometriotic Stromal Cells.

Objective: The objective was to evaluate the effect of lignocaine on cytokine expression and secretion in vitro in peritoneal fluid macrophages and endometriotic stromal cells.

Design: Experimental in vitro study on human cells.

Population And Sample: Peritoneal fluid (n = 10) and samples from endometriotic cysts (n = 7) were collected from 13 women (women with endometriosis n = 8, and healthy controls n = 5) during surgery for clinical reasons.

Transducer hygiene: comparison of procedures for decontamination of ultrasound transducers and their use in clinical practice.

Background: To determine whether current hygiene practices are appropriate during sonographic examinations.

Methods: Five major hospitals in Sweden were investigated with a survey. At each hospital, the departments corresponding to the main types of sonographic examination were chosen.