title: A comparative study of general anesthesia, intravenous regional anesthesia, and axillary block for outpatient hand surgery: clinical outcome and cost analysis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, The Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: V W
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kaszas
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Middleton
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Muni
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Anastakis
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Graham
mesh_terms: 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