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Table 4 Papers that compared different surgical procedures to perform MC

From: Analgesia for infants’ circumcision

Authors

Newborns (n)

Mogen

Gomco

Plastibell

Concurrent analgesia

Pain scale

Taeusch et al. [25]

59

30

-

29

DPNB + dextrose solution (all babies)

Cry response

Kaufman et al. [26]

57

29

28

-

EMLA+sucrose solution (Gomco n=14, Mogen n=14) /EMLA+water (Gomco n=14, Mogen n=15)

Crying time/facial grimancing

Taddio et al. [30]

86

57

29

-

DPNB+EMLA+ acetaminophen (Mogen) / EMLA (Gomco)

NFCS/ crying time

  1. In bold, the most effective analgesic method or the least painful surgical procedure.
  2. Abbreviation: DPNB Dorsal penile nerve block.