title: An audit of peripheral nerve blocks for hand surgery.
abstract: A prospective audit of 140 median, radial and ulnar blocks, given for 70 hand operations is described. The surgery was completed successfully in every patient. A further injection of local anaesthetic was required in 13 operations. Four patients experienced severe tourniquet pain. The results of the audit have shown that if a careful technique is used, a wide range of minor hand operations can be performed under regional nerve block.
authors.affiliation: Wessex Centre for Plastic and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Odstock Hospital, Salisbury.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Inglefield
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001917:Brachial Plexus; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D014111:Tourniquets