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2022


World J Pediatr Surg


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Comparison of dorsal penile nerve block alone and in combination with lidocaine-prilocaine cream in neonates undergoing circumcision: a randomized controlled study.

Authors

Ogundele I O, Nwokoro C C, Adedeji T A, Igwe A O, Adumah C C, Talabi A O, Shonubi A M, Sowande O A
World J Pediatr Surg. 2022; 5(4):e000470.
PMID: 36474739.

Abstract

Suboptimal neonatal circumcision analgesia causes a significant stress response. There is continued search for more effective analgesia for neonatal circumcision. We aimed to determine whether lidocaine-prilocaine cream (LPC) prior to dorsal penile nerve block (DPNB) offers better analgesia than DPNB alone.