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Patient Preparation:
decreasing anxiety and decreasing
catecholamine levels
Complications:
systemic toxicity
vaginal laceration -during IE
vaginal / ischiorectal hematoma
subgluteal abscess- if done in
nonsterile manner
Injection sites for anesthetics
Pudendal block can prolong the 2 nd
3. PUDENDAL BLOCK stage of labor
due to the loss of the bearing
Provides adequate analgesia for down reflex of the patient because
spontaneous delivery and outlet the pain that is induced by the
forceps delivery passage of the baby to the
Injection of local anesthetic on both perineum is the reflex for the
sides of the vagina (10cc each mother to bear down
side) in other words: no pain > no reflex
Reference point ischial spines (do > no bearing down > prolonged 2 nd
IE) stage labor
Procedure: Pudendal block
Compute the dose according to o does not provide adequate
the weight of the patient; for analgesia when delivery requires
lidocaine: 3-5ml/kg BW extensive obstetricalmanipulation.
10 cm needle guided by fingers o inadequate for women in whom
(index or middle) complete visualization of the cervix
Injected on skin covering ischial and upper vagina or manual
spines (at 3 and 9 oclock exploration of the uterine cavity is
positions) where the L and R indicated
ganglia are located o Complications: systemic toxicity,
hematoma formation (when there
is coagulopathy), severe infection
at the injection site (may spread
posteriorly to the hip joint, gluteal
musculature, or the retropsoas
space) Dw wla na na mention ni ang pudendal
based sa audio pero gnbutang ko lng.