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A new method of analgesia for relief of circumcision pain
Author(s) -
ANDERSEN K.H.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1989.tb11158.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pain relief , anesthesia , pain management , surgery
Summary A prospective, randomised, double‐blind study was designed to determine whether topical application of 2% lignocaine is effective in decreasing analgesic drug requirements during and after circumcision surgery. General anaesthesia with halo thane and nitrous oxide 60‐70% in oxygen was administered via a facemask and a Bain system. Administration of halothane was stopped after removal of the foreskin; lignocaine (2%) or placebo was applied topically as drops to the surface of the penis to two groups of patients. Halothane was restarted if the anaesthesia was ineffective. The intra‐operative consumption of halothane was significantly less ( p < 0.05) in the treated group as compared with the placebo group (0 and 17, SEM 3,%× minute). The treated group required significantly less (p < 0.002) pethidine after operation (5 and 10 patients), and the pain‐free period was significantly longer ( p < 0.01) (41, SEM 6 and 6, SEM 2 minutes) as compared with the placebo group.