Table 2.

Incidence of Bladder Spasm in the First 24 Hours and Irrigation and Catheter Removal Time

Group	n	Incidence of Bladder Spasm (n, %)	Irrigation Time (M (IQR), d)	Catheter Removal Time (M (IQR), d)
PNB group	55	5 (9)	2 (1.0)	6 (1.0)
Control group	55	14 (25)	3 (1.0)	6 (2.0)
P value		0.023	<0.001	0.011

Notes: Data are expressed as median (interquartile range) or number (%). Patients in the control group received general anesthesia only, while patients in the PNB group received general anesthesia combined with ultrasound-guided bilateral PNB at the entrance of the pudendal (Alcock’s) canal.

Abbreviation: PNB, pudendal nerve block.