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Trial reportMedical archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)2015

Postoperative Outcome Comparison Between Pudendal Nerve Block and Caudal Block After Lateral Open Internal Sphincterotomy.

Hazem Mohammad Alkhaldi, Wasfi Mohammad Salaita, Mohammad Ahmad Shabaneh, Mohammad Ibrahim Al-Horut, Raed Mohameh Abu Azzam Aldabbas, Ahmad Ali Uraiqat

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Trial report in Medical archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03298997 (Comparison Between the Ligation and Hemorrhoidopexy Technique and the Conventional Ligation of Hemorrhoidal Arteries Using Ultrasound), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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NCT03298997 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2017, after this paper: background citation

Comparison Between the Ligation and Hemorrhoidopexy Technique and the Conventional Ligation of Hemorrhoidal Arteries Using Ultrasound: a Prospective, Randomized Controlled Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorLarissa University HospitalRan2017 to 2020Enrolled60ConditionsHemorrhoidsArmsLigation and Hemorrhoidopexy, Ultrasound Guided Ligation of Hemorrhoidal Arteries
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Evaluation of Preclinical and Clinical Studies Published in Medical Journals of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Methodology Issues.Acta informatica medica : AIM : journal of the Society for Medical Informatics of Bosnia & Herzegovina : casopis Drustva za medicinsku informatiku BiH · 2020
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hazem Mohammad AlkhaldiDepartment of anesthesia, KHMC, Jordan.
Wasfi Mohammad SalaitaDepartment of general surgery, KHMC, Jordan.
Mohammad Ahmad ShabanehDepartment of anesthesia, KHMC, Jordan.
Mohammad Ibrahim Al-HorutDepartment of general surgery, KHMC, Jordan.
Raed Mohameh Abu Azzam AldabbasDepartment of general surgery, KHMC, Jordan.
Ahmad Ali UraiqatDepartment of general surgery, KHMC, Jordan.
Jordan Hospital · JO

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo assess the postoperative outcome between pudendal nerve block and caudal block after open lateral internal sphincterotomy for chronic anal fissure.

methodsOur prospective, randomized and double blind investigation included 123 patients, of both sexes, aged 25-56 years, classed I-II by the American society of anesthesiologists and scheduled for elective open internal lateral sphincterotomy for anal fissure at King Hussein hospital, KHMC, Amman, Jordan, during the period from Jan. 2013 to Feb. 2015. Patients were divided into two groups. Group I included 62 patients (GI, n=62) operated under pudendal nerve block with local infiltration anesthesia and group II included 61 patients (GII, n=61) operated under caudal block. Postoperative pain, surgical duration, period of hospital admission, back to regular working activity and 4 weeks evaluation were compared between the two groups.

resultsPostoperative outcome was more enhanced in group II but not significant than in group I. Patients in G-I experienced moderate pain for a mean of 5. 3 days in comparison with 4. 3 days in G-II. P>0. 05. Three patients (4. 9%) in G-II in comparison with 5 patients (8. 1%) in G-I had more hospital stay than 24 hours. Patients in G-II went back to normal activity after a mean of 7. 5 days in comparison with 8. 0 days in G-I.

conclusionUndergoing open lateral internal sphincterotomy with the aid of Pudendal nerve block is an excellent, easy and safe alternative anesthesia to caudal anesthesia.

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Lateral Internal SphincterotomyPudendal NerveAdultAnesthesia, CaudalDouble-Blind MethodFemaleFissure in AnoHumansMaleMiddle AgedNerve BlockOperative TimePostoperative PainReturn to Workblockcaudaloutcomepostoperativepudendalsphincterotomy

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PMID26261389
PMCPMC4500339
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