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Local Anesthetic Vs A Brachial Plexus Block for Hand Surgery

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July 2024

Local Anesthetic Vs A Brachial Plexus Block for Hand Surgery

Vol: 306| Issue: 7| Number:81| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Patient-Reported Quality of Recovery after Local Anesthesia versus Brachial Plexus Block in Hand Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study.

Plast Reconstr Surg . 2023 Dec 1;152(6):1287-1296.

Contributing Authors:
F Meng A Baradaran MM Jaberi QH Tran R Finlayson M Luc L Xu S Thibaudeau

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Synopsis

98 patients undergoing hand surgery were randomized to receive either local anesthetic (LA; n=54) or a brachial plexus block (n=44). The primary outcome of interest was Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15). Secondary outcomes of interest included postoperative pain on a Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), opioid consumption, block performance time, block onset time, total anesthesia time, and time in the posto...

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