A comparative study of general anesthesia, intravenous regional anesthesia, and axillary block for outpatient hand surgery: clinical outcome and cost analysis.

Chan, V W; Peng, P W; Kaszas, Z; Middleton, W J; Muni, R; Anastakis, D G; Graham, B A · Anesth Analg · 2001

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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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.

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