Ultrasound-Guided Pudendal Nerve Block in Patients Undergoing Open Hemorrhoidectomy: A Post-Hoc Cost-Effectiveness Analysis from a Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.
Francesco MongelliMassimo LucchelliDavide La ReginaDimitri ChristoforidisAndrea SaporitoAlberto VannelliMatteo Di GiuseppePublished in: ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR (2021)
Despite limitations, the ultrasound-guided PNB seems to reduce costs in patient undergoing open hemorrhoidectomy under spinal anesthesia. It was shown to be clinically beneficial and cost-effective, and therefore recommendable in patients undergoing open hemorrhoidectomy.