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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-9-28
pubmed:abstractText
Circumcision in neonates is performed, almost universally, without anesthesia or analgesia. It is associated with pain, crying, agitation, and physiologic stress. Twenty infants receiving penile nerve block for circumcision were compared with ten infants having circumcision without anesthesia. Heart rate and blood pressure rose 34 and 15%, respectively, in unblocked infants, and were unchanged in infants receiving local anesthesia. Oxygen saturation declined 16% in unanesthetized infants compared with 6% in blocked infants (P less than .03). Anesthetized infants were less agitated and cried less. Peak plasma concentrations of the local anesthetic lidocaine averaged 0.51 +/- 0.17 microgram/mL (range 0.1-1.6), well below accepted toxic levels. There were no local or systemic complications.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0029-7844
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
70
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
415-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-10-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Penile nerve block for newborn circumcision.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Controlled Clinical Trial