Open AccessA Comparison of Prilocaine vs Prilocaine + Bupivacaine in Periprostatic Block in Ambulatory Prostate Biopsies: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Study
Author(s) -
Ekrem Akdeniz,
Mustafa Suat Bolat,
Sevda Akdeniz
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pain medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1526-4637
pISSN - 1526-2375
DOI - 10.1093/pm/pnx249
Subject(s) - prilocaine , medicine , bupivacaine , ambulatory , visual analogue scale , prostate , analgesic , anesthesia , prostate biopsy , biopsy , nerve block , randomized controlled trial , surgery , urology , local anesthetic , cancer
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the analgesic effect of a prilocaine + bupivacaine combination in patients undergoing periprostatic nerve block (PNB) by comparing its effects with those of prilocaine alone.
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