Buffering the Suffering of Breast Lymphoscintigraphy | Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology

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TABLE 1
Pain Scores for Patients Undergoing Lymphoscintigraphy
Pain score No lidocaine or sodium bicarbonate (n = 10) Lidocaine and sodium bicarbonate (n = 28)
Mean 3.45 (SD, 1.88) 0.50 (SD, 1.32)^*
Median 3.25 (range, 1–6) 0.00 (range, 0–5)
↵* P = 0.001
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TABLE 2
Technologist Satisfaction Scores for Lymphoscintigraphy Procedure
Satisfaction scale score No lidocaine or sodium bicarbonate (n = 10) Lidocaine and sodium bicarbonate (n = 10)
Mean 7.3 (SD, 1.6) 9.9 (SD, 0.3)^*
Median 8 (range, 5–9) 10 (range, 9–10)
↵* P = 0.001