From: Word balloon catheter for Bartholin’s cyst and abscess as an office procedure: clinical time gained
Retrospective audit group (n = 14) | Prospective service evaluation group (n = 21) | ||
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Marsupialization (n = 14) | Marsupialization (n = 9) | Word Catheter (n = 12) | |
Mean age (range) | 32 years (21–47 years) | 39 years (21–57 years) | 34 years (22–51 years) |
Cyst | 4 (29 %) | 4 (19 %) | |
Abscess | 10 (71 %) | 17 (81 %) | |
Mean admission to surgery interval (range) | 9.98 h (0.5–33 h) | 16 h (2.5–24 h) | 20 min (10–40 min) |
Mean admission to discharge interval (range) | 24.5 h (7–53 h) | 31 h (9.5–48 h) | 40 min (20–90 min) |