PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Cafer Altaş
AU  - Gamze Küçükosman
AU  - Bülent S. Yurtlu
AU  - Rahşan D. Okyay
AU  - Bengü G. Aydın
AU  - Özcan Pişkin
AU  - Murat Çimencan
AU  - Hilal Ayoğlu
AU  - Volkan Hancı
AU  - Işıl Özkoçak-Turan
TI  - Anesthesia methods used by anesthetic specialists for circumcision cases
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2017.1.15632
DP  - 2017 Jan 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 75--81
VI  - 38
IP  - 1
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/38/1/75.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/38/1/75.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2017 Jan 01; 38
AB  - Objectives: To examine the anesthesiologist’s choice for anesthesia techniques and drugs in circumcision and determine the preoperative examination, intraoperative monitoring techniques, postoperative analgesia methods, and common complications among anesthesiologists working in Turkey.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Bulent Ecevit University Hospital, Zonguldak, Turkey, between May and July 2012. Survey data were obtained via survey forms through electronic data over the web. The questionnaire consists of 20 questions. These questions included demographic data, methods of anesthesia for circumcision, postoperative analgesia methods, and monitoring methods.Results: The data were obtained from 206 anesthesiologists who agreed to participate in the survey. Circumcision was performed most frequently in the age group of 3-6 years old. It was found that 47% of routine preoperative laboratory tests were coagulation parameters and complete blood count tests. The most common method of anesthesia was laryngeal mask. The frequency of administration of regional anesthesia was 37.4%, and caudal block was more preferable. Bupivacaine as a local anesthetic in regional anesthesia and midazolam and ketamine were the most preferred agents in sedoanalgesia. During regional anesthesia, ultrasound was most often used by anesthesiologists (31.6%).Conclusion: Ambulatory anesthesia protocols, which are also needed in circumcision, can be improved with international recommendation, and these protocols could be conformed as sociocultural structure in societies. This study should be regarded as a preliminary study to attract attention on anesthesia techniques in circumcision.