Management of Post-circumcision Ischemia Using Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

It is a cohort prospective study. All male children who had penile ischaemia after circumcision were included in the study between April 2017 and October 2020. A special designed protocol includes early admission of a child in Paediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Catheterization by suitable size silicon Foley's catheter appropriate for the age. IV Pentoxifylline in a dose of 10 mg/kg/day divided into 3 equal doses with good monitoring of its side effects mainly tachycardia and convulsions. IV 3rd generation cephalosporin with suitable doses according to the age and body weight. Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy is a specially designed cabinet for infants and neonates with a barometric pressure equal to 760 mmHg for 20 minutes daily, then gradually increase up to one hour daily for 5 days per week (fig. 1). The chamber was kept warm. The babies were fed before entering the chamber and if signs of hunger appear during therapy. The baby was continuously monitored with pulse oximeter. Older children are managed in the conventional Hyperbaric Oxygen chamber with the same regimen. Proper surgical debridement together with daily topic dressing with nitroglycerin ointment (2%). The treatment continued through the admission period. Follow up period range from 6 months up to 3 years.

Data were analyzed inclusively to patient age, the type of medical provider who performed the circumcision, the technique of male circumcision, the anesthesia method used, if any Monopolar diathermy usage, wound suturing after MC, the duration of between male circumcision and presentation to our protocol, and the final condition of the patient at discharge and after 6 months.

Inclusion criteria

• male children complained of penile ischaemia after circumcision.

Exclusion criteria

• other post-circumcision complication not include penile ischaemia
• patients with chronic diseases.