Dorsal penile nerve block for circumcision in pediatric patients: A prospective, observer-blinded, randomized controlled clinical trial for the comparison of ultrasound-guided vs landmark technique.

CONCLUSION: Compared with the landmark-guided, the ultrasound-guided dorsal penile nerve block did not reduce the need for postoperative analgesia after circumcision in children, but was associated with an increase in the procedural time.
PMID: 30035357 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Paediatric Anaesthesia - July 23, 2018 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Teunkens A, Van de Velde M, Vermeulen K, Van Loon P, Bogaert G, Fieuws S, Rex S Tags: Paediatr Anaesth Source Type: research