Topical anesthesia during circumcision in newborn infants

Article Abstract:

A topical anesthetic cream may reduce the amount of pain experienced by newborn infants during circumcision. Circumcision of male infants is often done without any type of anesthesia or pain relief medication. Twenty-seven newborn male infants between one and three days old were divided into two treatment groups. Prior to circumcision, one group had a topical anesthetic cream applied to their penis and the other had a placebo, or inactive substance, applied to their penis. Infants treated with the anesthetic cream had a lower heart rate and higher oxygen saturation during circumcision than those who received a placebo. A lower heart rate and higher oxygen saturation indicate that infants treated with the anesthetic cream experienced less pain. They also cried less during the procedure.

Management, Usage, Infants (Newborn), Newborn infants, Anesthesia, Circumcision

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Postdiarrheal Shiga toxin-mediated hemolytic uremic syndrome

Article Abstract:

The best way to prevent the long-term complications of hemolytic uremic syndrome caused by E. coli that produces Shiga toxin is to prevent the infection. E coli is a bacteria that can occur in livestock and food. There are no effective treatments for hemolytic uremic syndrome, a kidney disease than can become chronic in 25% of all people who develop this condition.

Editorial, Prevention, Causes of, Chronic kidney failure, Hemolytic-uremic syndrome

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