Superior cluneal nerve block for treatment of buttock abscesses in the emergency department.
BACKGROUND
The buttock is a common location for cutaneous abscesses among patients presenting for emergency department care. Procedural pain management sufficient to permit adequate incision and drainage often requires moderate sedation or general anesthesia.


CONCLUSIONS
We describe a patient with a buttock abscess who successfully underwent incision and drainage with a regional superior cluneal nerve blockade instead of moderate sedation.


CONCLUSIONS
Our experience suggests that superior cluneal nerve blockade may reduce the need for procedural sedation, expedite care, and reduce costs for some patients presenting with buttock abscesses.
Herring
Andrew
A
Department of Emergency Medicine, Highland General Hospital, Alameda County Medical Center, Oakland, California 94062, USA.
Price
Dan D
DD
Nagdev
Arun
A
Simon
Barry
B
D000038:Abscess / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D002081:Buttocks; D004322:Drainage; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000601:surgery*