title: Use of bupivacaine as block to relieve postoperative pain in pediatric orchiopexy and hernia repair.
abstract: Bupivacaine was utilized for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing orchiopexy and hernia repair. In a study of 75 pediatric patients, ranging in ages from twelve months to twelve years, who had undergone orchiopexy and hernia repair during a three-year period, 42 received bupivacaine hydrochloride as a local infiltration block anesthesia to relieve postoperative pain; 33 patients did not receive bupivacaine. Patients receiving bupivacaine had less postoperative pain and were more comfortable when leaving the hospital within a few hours after surgery.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baghdassarian
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Tansey
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Shanberg
mesh_terms: D002045:Bupivacaine; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009407:Nerve Block; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D002045:Bupivacaine