Pediatric Ultrasound-guided Dorsal Penile Nerve Block Plus Sedation in Spontaneous Breathing

Pediatric Ultrasound-guided Dorsal Penile Nerve Block Plus Sedation in Spontaneous Breathing: An Observational Study

One of the most frequent surgical procedures in the pediatric population is circumcision, following which postoperative pain could be stressful. Usually, the most common approach is combining regional anesthesia techniques such as landmark dorsal penile nerve block (DPNB) with general anesthesia (GA). The hypothesis of this study investigates ultrasound-guided DPNB plus sedation in spontaneous breathing.

Inclusion Criteria:

• candidates to circumcision
• age between 6 months and 17 years
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status < 3
• written consent of the parents

Exclusion Criteria:

• allergies to local anesthetics
• younger than 6 months and older than 17 years
• ASA physical status =/> 3
• no written consent of the parents