title: A comparison of three methods of analgesia in children having day case circumcision.
abstract: Sixty-one children were randomized to receive one of three methods of analgesia for day case circumcision. Group 1 received a penile block, group 2 received a penile block plus diclofenac suppository and group 3 received a diclofenac suppository alone. CHEOPS pain scoring was performed in the recovery area, one h after awakening and two h after awakening. There was no difference between the groups except in the recovery area when group 3 cried more and had a higher pain score than group 2. Parental follow-up questionnaires for the subsequent two days showed no difference in measured parameters between the groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital NHS Trust (Alder Hey), UK.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: McGowan
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: May
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Molnar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cunliffe
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D000698:Analgesia; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002944:Circumcision, Male; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004008:Diclofenac / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009407:Nerve Block; D010413:Penis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000294:innervation; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011184:Postoperative Period
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D004008:Diclofenac