• J Clin Anesth · Nov 2016

    Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study

    Nerve stimulator-guided pudendal nerve block vs general anesthesia for postoperative pain management after anterior and posterior vaginal wall repair: a prospective randomized trial.

    • Iman Khalil, Saad E Itani, Zeina Naja, Ahmad Salah Naja, Fouad M Ziade, Jean-Marc Ayoubi, Mariam A El-Rajab, and Zoher M Naja.
    • OB-GYN Department, Makassed General Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon. Electronic address: imankhalil80@hotmail.com.
    • J Clin Anesth. 2016 Nov 1; 34: 668-75.

    Study ObjectiveCompare the effectiveness of nerve stimulator-guided pudendal nerve block (PNB) vs general anesthesia (GA) for anterior and posterior (AP) colporrhaphy in terms of pain relief and analgesic consumption within 24 and 48 hours postoperatively.DesignProspective randomized trial.PatientsFifty-seven patients whose ages ranged between 20 and 53 years scheduled to undergo AP colporrhaphy due to the presence of cystorectocele.InterventionsPatients were randomly assigned into 2 groups receiving either nerve stimulator-guided PNB (n = 28) or GA (n = 29). A total volume of 0.7 mL/kg of the local anesthetic mixture was injected at 4 sites.Main ResultsBoth groups were similar with respect to age, weight, height, and surgery duration. There was a significant difference in average pain scores within the first and second postoperative days (P values = .005 and .004, respectively). Total analgesic consumption (ketoprofen and tramadol) was significantly lower in the PNB within the first (P values = .018 and .010) and second postoperative days (P values = .041 and .011), respectively. Return to normal daily activity was significantly (P< .0001) shorter in the PNB group compared with the GA group (3.6 days vs 12.2 days). A total of 71.4% of the patients in the PNB group were satisfied compared with 27.8% in the GA group (P< .0001). Surgeon satisfaction was significantly higher in the PNB group (82.1% vs 34.5%, P< .0001).ConclusionThis randomized controlled trial demonstrated that nerve stimulator-guided PNB could be used as an alternative to GA for AP repair of stages I and II prolapse because it is associated with less postoperative pain and analgesic consumption, in addition to shorter duration of recovery.Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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