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. 2012 Aug;74(4):330-3.
doi: 10.1007/s12262-012-0438-3. Epub 2012 Apr 5.

How to do open hemorrhoidectomy under local anesthesia and its comparison with spinal anesthesia

Hanish Bansal  1 , Raj Kamal Jenaw, Rajendra Mandia, Rajeev Yadav
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How to do open hemorrhoidectomy under local anesthesia and its comparison with spinal anesthesia

Hanish Bansal et al. Indian J Surg. 2012 Aug.

Abstract

Day care open hemorrhoidectomy under local anesthesia (LA) may be most effective approach to hemorrhoidectomy. We describe a technique for a surgeon to administer local anesthesia himself for open hemorrhoidectomy and also compare outcome and clinical perspectives of hemorrhoidectomy under Local anesthesia with that after open hemorrhoidectomy under spinal anesthesia (SA).

Technique: 50 patients with III/IV degree hemorrhoids and grade II hemorrhoid not responding to conservative treatment were randomized to LA (5 grade II, 15 grade III and 5 grade IV) and SA (7 grade II, 14 grade III and 4 grade IV). Assessment was carried out afterwards in terms of pain scores (using Numerical Rating Scale, NRS at 30 mins, 90 mins, 6 h and 24 h) and post operative analgesia. Secondary outcomes were complications like urinary retention, post operative headache and surgical complications, and overall stay. Median pain scores were comparable in both the treatment groups during the whole study period except at 6 h where significantly higher (p < 0.05) pain scores were noted in spinal anesthesia group. Complications were much higher in Spinal anesthesia [Hypotension (4patients); post operative headache (6patients); urinary retention (9patients)]. Mean time at first bladder evacuation was significantly higher in patients operated under spinal anesthesia [8 h (SA) Vs 1.5 h (LA)]. Average hospital stay was significantly longer in patients operated under spinal anesthesia (p value < 0.001). Local anesthesia is an alternative mode of anesthesia that surgeon can safely carry out by their own. In our study hemorrhoidectomy under local anesthesia was associated with a shorter hospital stay, lower pain scores and lower post operative complications which supports the routine use of local anesthesia for hemorrhoidectomy.

Keywords: Day care; Hemorrhoidectomy; Intersphincteric; Local anesthesia.

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Site to administer local anesthesia
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Pain assessment via NRS
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