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http://www.personalmd.com/news/a1998060404.shtml
Call For Anesthesia During Circumcision
NEW YORK, Jun 04 (Reuters) -- Less than half of US doctors administer anesthesia when circumcising infant boys, researchers say, despite growing evidence that the pain induced by the procedure can produce long-term emotional harm.
"Misconceptions about anesthesia for circumcisions prevent physicians from providing comfort for a very painful procedure," according to pediatric researchers Drs. Howard Stang and Leonard Snellman of HealthPartners Medical Group in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota.
Their survey of 1,768 US physicians, published in the current online edition of the journal Pediatrics (
www.pediatrics.org), found that just 45% of physicians administered anesthesia prior to circumcision. The authors say 54% of "respondents who did not use anesthesia cited 'concern over adverse drug effects,'" while another 44% said they did not administer anesthesia because they believe the "procedure does not warrant anesthesia."
According to Stang and Snellman, both of these assumptions are wrong. They contend that HealthPartners pediatricians "have performed over 10,000 (anesthetized) neonatal circumcisions... without any recognized significant adverse reaction." Anesthesia prior to circumcision most often takes the form of a quick, relatively painless injection of lidocaine into the ***** minutes before the procedure begins.
Furthermore, the authors say a growing body of research is proving that babies are as sensitive to pain as older children and adults, and "recent data would suggest that a painful experience in the newborn has an effect on how pain is perceived later in life." Therefore, Stang and Snellman contend that "performing a circumcision on a newborn without using anesthesia is justified only if one would be willing to perform a circumcision on an older child or adult without anesthesia."
The doctors found that rates of non-anesthetized circumcision were highest among obstetricians (75%), followed by family physicians (44%), and pediatricians (29%).
In a related study, published in the current issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology, researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston conclude that penile "ring block" anesthesia using lidocaine "is an effective method of anesthesia for (circumcision)." They say babies receiving ring block anesthesia displayed "a 36% decrease in crying time," compared with infants circumcised without anesthesia.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends the use of anesthesia during circumcisions.
Approximately 62% of male newborns (about 1.2 million infants) are circumcised in the United States every year.
Excellent post!!! We have 4 cats and none of them are declawed. Its inhumane and barbaric. I rather be scratched then hurt my kitty in that manner. Its just cruel. You can teach a cat not to scratch, but it takes time and I think most people rather hurt their pet than take the time to teach them where to scratch and where not to scratch. Ours are good and haven't scratched the furniture up and will use their scratching post. Ours are such sweet kitties. Trimming their nails isn't always fun, but I rather trim them then declaw them.
