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Greater Block Quality and Lower Pain at Discharge With US-Guided Peripheral Nerve Block vs IVRA

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March 2021

Greater Block Quality and Lower Pain at Discharge With US-Guided Peripheral Nerve Block vs IVRA

Vol: 14| Issue: 1| Number:4| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Efficacy of ultrasound-guided forearm nerve block versus forearm intravenous regional anaesthesia in patients undergoing carpal tunnel release: A randomized controlled trial

PLoS One. 2021 Feb 19;16(2): e0246863

Contributing Authors:
H Jalil F Polfliet K Nijs L Bruckers G De Wachter I Callebaut L Salimans M Van de Velde B Stessel

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One hundred adult patients were randomize to undergo a carpal tunnel release surgery under an ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve block (n=50) or a forearm intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA; n=50). The primary outcome of interest was peri-operative analgesic efficacy, or quality of the block (complete vs incomplete). Secondary outcomes of interest included the following: pain evaluated using a ...

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