[Usefulness of penile blockade in postoperative analgesia of circumcision procedures].

A study of 60 pediatric patients (ASA I), aged 2-13 years, was carried out. They had been operated for circumcision under general anesthesia. A penile blockade was carried out in all with a puncture in the middle line, following Bacon's technique, to control postoperative pain. They were divided in three groups of 20 patients each, depending on the drug that was used: group I (control), 4.5 ml of saline; group II, 0.5% bupivacaine, 20-25 mg, and group III, 2% mepivacaine, 80-100 mg. For the analgesic evaluation, Broadman's scale of pain/discomfort was used. The results showed that the procedure is effective, pain free, easy to perform and free from secondary effects. Therefore, it is beneficial for the postoperative period and convenient in this type of surgery.