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Efficacy of EMLA Cream Assisted Loco-sedation for Office-based Andrology Procedures

Local Anesthesia | Spermatocele | Scrotum Disease | Scrotal Hematocele | Hydrocele Male

Scrotal, urologic surgery has traditionally been conducted in the hospital setting, typically with the use of sedation, spinal anesthesia or general anesthesia. There has been a recent push to move certain scrotal urologic surgeries out of the hospital operating room into a ambulatory, outpatient basis with recent literature demonstrating this in many centers. The use of local anesthesia alone poses numerous benefits. The investigators wish to compare patients who are undergoing invasive scrotal surgery under local anesthetic to those who additionally have a topical anesthetic cream (EMLA) applied to the scrotum to determine if this further increases patient tolerability of these procedures.

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Participation Requirements

  • Sex:

    MALE

  • Eligible Ages:

    18 to 65

Participation Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Adult patients undergoing hydrocelectomy, spermatocelectomy, epididymectomy, testicular biopsy, scrotal lesion or cyst excision under local anesthesia alone were included.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients were excluded if their procedure was to be performed with sedatives (e.g., inhaled nitrous oxide gas, oral, or IV sedation) or did not provide consent to be randomized

Study Location

Men's Health Clinic Manitoba
Men's Health Clinic Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada

Contact Study Team

Primary Contact

Premal Patel, MD

[email protected]
204-221-4476
Study Sponsored By
University of Manitoba
Participants Required
More Information
Study ID: NCT06242977