Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: We examined retrospectively the charts of 50 consecutive patients having undergone ulnar nerve entrapment surgery either under general or local anesthesia. Patients were asked to estimate pain on postoperative days 1 and 7 and satisfaction was assessed at 1 year. RESULTS: On day 1, pain was comparable among all groups. On day 7, pain scores were twice as high when transposition was performed under general anesthesia when compared with local anesthesia. Patient satisfaction was slightly increased in the local anesthesia group. These patients were significantly more willing to repeat the surgery. CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Pietro M Roberti del Vecchio, Thierry Christen, Wassim Raffoul, Paolo Erba |
Journal | Journal of reconstructive microsurgery
(J Reconstr Microsurg)
Vol. 31
Issue 3
Pg. 187-90
(Mar 2015)
ISSN: 1098-8947 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 25360859
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA. |
Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Anesthesia, Local
- Decompression, Surgical
(methods)
- Elbow
(innervation)
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pain, Postoperative
(epidemiology)
- Patient Satisfaction
- Ulnar Nerve
(transplantation)
- Ulnar Nerve Compression Syndromes
(surgery)
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