How to perform anesthesia for circumcision surgery in children?

Many children need surgical treatment because of their long foreskin. Most parents are very concerned about their children’s problems, especially those related to their children’s future fertility. Many parents want to understand the matter of surgery very clearly. Some parents want to know whether children’s circumcision surgery requires anesthesia? Regarding this issue, let me explain it to you in detail!

There are 4 types of surgical anesthesia

1. Simple penile root block anesthesia (local anesthesia, mainly suitable for older children who can cooperate with surgery).

2. Basic plus local anesthesia (basic anesthesia refers to the state in which the child is allowed to sleep quietly).

3. General anesthesia (anesthetics enter the body through inhalation, vein, muscle or rectal infusion, causing the patient to lose consciousness, feel no pain throughout the body, and have varying degrees of inhibition of nerve reflexes and muscle activity, also known as general anesthesia).

4. Epidural anesthesia (the epidural space is located outside the dural sac, which contains the spinal cord and cerebrospinal fluid. The puncture needle enters the epidural space through the midline of the back, and can enter the epidural space through the cervical, thoracic or lumbar segments to perform anesthesia. Sacral canal anesthesia is often used for children).

If the child is older and can cooperate with the surgery, local anesthesia can be chosen. If the child is young, basic plus local anesthesia can be used.

Things to note after surgery:

1. Take anti-inflammatory medication as prescribed by your doctor.

2. After the operation, parents should pay attention to whether there is bleeding from the wound.

3. After the operation, fix the wound with absorbent gauze. Remove the gauze after 3 days, expose the wound, and clean it with antibiotic ointment and 4% boric acid water.

4. The surgery usually uses short-term absorbable synthetic sutures and there is no need to remove the sutures.

5. It is normal for the penis to swell after surgery. Children should wear loose clothes to avoid friction on the penis.

After reading the editor’s introduction, are you satisfied? In most cases, children need anesthesia when undergoing circumcision surgery, but if the child can cooperate well with the doctor, only local anesthesia is needed. Of course, if the child is relatively young, the child needs to undergo surgery while sleeping. But no matter which method is used, the side effects on the child are relatively small.