Pain Management Strategies in Hand Surgery
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Pain management strategies in hand surgery.
Modern anesthetic agents have allowed for the rapid expansion of ambulatory surgery, particularly in hand surgery. The choice between general anesthesia, peripheral regional blocks, regional intravenous anesthesia (Bier block), local block with sedation, and the recently popularized wide-awake hand surgery depends on several variables, including the type and duration of the procedure and patien...
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عنوان ژورنال: Orthopedic Clinics of North America
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0030-5898
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2015.02.008