European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology
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Eur. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Reprod. Biol. · Aug 2012
Randomized Controlled TrialPre-emptive analgesia by nerve stimulator guided pudendal nerve block for posterior colpoperineorrhaphy.
To assess the effect of pre-emptive analgesia by bilateral nerve stimulator-guided pudendal nerve block (PNB) on pain intensity and consumption of analgesics following posterior colpoperineorrhaphy. ⋯ Pre-emptive analgesia by bilateral nerve stimulator-guided PNB is a simple and useful technique that when combined with GA was found to substantially reduce postoperative pain and consumption of analgesics during the first 24 h postoperatively, and shorten the time to return to normal activities compared to GA alone for patients undergoing posterior colpoperineorrhaphy. The use of PNB was also associated with a high overall patient satisfaction. Thus, the results of the present study may recommend the use of nerve stimulator-guided PNB in posterior colpoperineorrhaphy patients.