Table 4.
Evaluation of patient’s comfort and perceptions (assessed in 50 patients). Results are presented as n (%)
| Memory, n (%)* | |
| I remember everything | 27 (55.1) |
| I remember the most part of the procedure | 14 (28.6) |
| I remember few things | 7 (14.3) |
| I don’t remember anything | 1 (2.0) |
| Comfort: “During the procedure, I felt…”, n (%) | |
| Very comfortable | 9 (18.0) |
| Comfortable | 30 (60.0) |
| Uncomfortable | 8 (16.0) |
| Very uncomfortable | 2 (4.0) |
| I can’t tell | 1 (2.0) |
| Pain: “During the procedure, I had…”, n (%) | |
| No pain | 32 (64.0) |
| Moderate/bearable pain | 16 (32.0) |
| Unbearable pain | 1 (2.0) |
| I can’t tell | 1 (2.0) |
| Tolerance: “I would agree to to undergo the same procedure in the same conditions”, n (%)** | |
| Certainly yes | 20 (41.7) |
| Likely yes | 21 (43.8) |
| Likely not | 5 (10.4) |
| Certainly not | 1 (2.1) |
| I can't tell | 1 (2.1) |
The patients were asked about their perceptions 24 h after the procedure
*Assessed in 49 patients
**Assessed in 48 patients