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Pudendal Block: An Assessment of Efficacy and of the Area of Analgesia
Author(s) -
Schokman F. C. M.,
Correy J. F.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1971.tb00460.x
Subject(s) - pudendal nerve , medicine , block (permutation group theory) , nerve block , anesthesia , mathematics , geometry
Summary: It is still widely taught that adequate local analgesia to the vulval area is only achieved by a combination of pudendal nerve block and local infiltration of the vulva. Pudendal block performed on a series of patients demonstrates the fallacy of this teaching. The frequent involvement of the posterior femoral cutaneous nerve during pudendal block explains the more extensive area of analgesia obtained than would be expected by blocking the pudendal nerve alone.