@article{Rahman_Iftikhar_Ali_Khoso_Ahsan_Ahmed_2022, title={Plastibel Circumcision: Safest Technique in the Infants with the Experienced Hands: A Single Centre Experience}, volume={72}, url={https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/6481}, DOI={10.51253/pafmj.v72iSUPPL-2.6481}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective:</strong> To evaluate the safety and efficacy of circumcision done by plastibel technique in infants up till six months of age.</p> <p><strong>Study Design:</strong> Cross-sectional study.</p> <p><strong>Place and Duration of Study:</strong> Department of Surgery, Combined Military Hospital, Multan, from Aug 2019 to Jul 2020</p> <p><strong>Methodology:</strong> The Department of surgery, Combined Military Hospital, Multan, from 2019 to 2020. A sample size of 140 patients was calculated via the EpiTools epidemiological calculator while keeping the significance level at 5% and a confidence level of 95%.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> A total of 140 infants were circumcised with the plastibel technique. The age of the infants ranged from 21 days to six months with the mean age of 32.2 ± 10.5 days. Maximum circumcisions were done between 30-90 days of life. The best part of the circumcision was that no complication was observed during the study period.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Plastibel circumcision can be done under local anaesthesia with the best possible safety in infants younger than six months of age.</p>}, number={SUPPL-2}, journal={Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal}, author={Rahman, Habib -Ur- and Iftikhar, Hina and Ali, Ghazanfar and Khoso, Mujahid Ali and Ahsan, Arooj and Ahmed, Naveed}, year={2022}, month={Jun.}, pages={S329–32} }