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Preemptive nerve block studied in vaginal surgery.(Gynecology)
ATLANTA -- Preemptive pudendal nerve blockade had no effect on postoperative pain or use of narcotic analgesia in a prospective randomized study of patients undergoing pelvic reconstructive surgery.
A total of 102 patients undergoing transvaginal pelvic reconstruction under general anesthesia induced by intravenous fentanyl and propofol were randomized in double-blind fashion to receive pudendal block with either bupivacaine 0.25% or normal saline as placebo just before surgery. Patient-reported pain intensity at six time points in the 24 hours after surgery was similar in both groups, as was consumption of patient-controlled hydromorphone at three time points after surgery, Yoram Abramov, M.D., reported at the annual meeting of the American Urogynecologic Society.
Although some clinical studies have suggested that preemptive analgesia may reduce postoperative pain and consumption of postoperative narcotics, no prior studies have evaluated its effects in patients undergoing vaginal surgery, said Dr. Abramov of Northwestern University, Chicago.
Although it is possible that the threshold for the type of pain experienced ...
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