title: Prospective evaluation of complications of dorsal penile nerve block for neonatal circumcision.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the complications of the dorsal penile nerve block (DPNB) when used for routine neonatal circumcisions.
  
  
  METHODS
  All male newborns born in a community hospital between November 1, 1989 and August 31, 1990, and circumcised after DPNB were evaluated. Questionnaires were completed at the time of hospital discharge and at a health supervision visit 2 weeks later.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Questionnaires were returned for 491 (85%) eligible patients. The only complication of DPNB found was bruising at the site of injection in 54 patients (11%). All bruising had resolved by the 2-week visit, and none was thought to have any clinical significance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  DPNB is a safe method of decreasing the pain and stress of neonatal circumcision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Group Health, Inc., White Bear Lake, MN 55110, USA.
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Snellman
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Stang
mesh_terms: D002944:Circumcision, Male / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003288:Contusions / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007267:Injections / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010146:Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011446:Prospective Studies