A comparative study of general anesthesia, intravenous regional anesthesia, and axillary block for outpatient hand surgery: clinical outcome and cost analysis.
IV regional anesthesia can offer a more favorable patient recovery profile and shorter postoperative nursing care time and hospital discharge time than an isoflurane-based general anesthetic or brachial plexus block technique for hand surgery.
Chan
V W
VW
Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, The Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Peng
P W
PW
Kaszas
Z
Z
Middleton
W J
WJ
Muni
R
R
Anastakis
D G
DG
Graham
B A
BA
D000328:Adult; D000762:Anesthesia Recovery Period; D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D001917:Brachial Plexus; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome