Evaluation of the effect of nutritive versus non-nutritive pacifiers as adjuncts to local anaesthesia in male neonatal circumcision using the plastibell technique – A prospective randomised controlled study

Evaluation of the effect of nutritive versus non-nutritive pacifiers as adjuncts to local anaesthesia in male neonatal circumcision using the plastibell technique – A prospective randomised controlled study

Background: Male circumcision is the most common surgical procedure worldwide and is often carried out for religious, cultural, medical and public health reasons. It is commonly performed during the neonatal period. Many studies have now shown that pain is a common intra- and post-operative complica...

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Main Authors: Chibuike George Ihediwa, Christopher O Bode, Felix M Alakaloko, Olumide A Elebute, Justina O Seyi-Olajide, Oluwaseun Abiola Ladipo-Ajayi, Adesoji O Ademuyiwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal
Subjects:
anaesthesia
circumcision
nutritive
pacifiers
pain
randomised controlled trial
Online Access:http://www.npmj.org/article.asp?issn=1117-1936;year=2022;volume=29;issue=4;spage=310;epage=316;aulast=Ihediwa

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