title: Superior cluneal nerve block for treatment of buttock abscesses in the emergency department.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Highland General Hospital, Alameda County Medical Center, Oakland, California 94062, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Herring
authors.forename: Dan D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nagdev
authors.forename: Barry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: 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*