Paracervical block with etidocaine for out-patient abortion.
Paracervical block using etidocaine 0.5 % and 1.0 % without adrenaline proved to be an effective anaesthetic procedure for first trimester abortion performed by surgical dilatation of the cervix and subsequent vacuum suction. Three blocks out of 24 were inadequate, probably due to inaccurate deposition of the local anaesthetic. There were two adverse reactions, possibly as a result of inadvertant intravascular injection. The need for long-acting agents for the present indication is questioned.
D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D000083:Acetanilides / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D000328:Adult; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical; D001340:Autonomic Nerve Block; D002584:Cervix Uteri; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004107:Dilatation and Curettage; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005041:Etidocaine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D013997:Time Factors; D014619:Vacuum Curettage
D000083:Acetanilides; D005041:Etidocaine