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Is it normal to use regional anesthesia for hand surgery?
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Dr. Julian Goldmananswered
Anesthesiology 36 years experience
Regional or local: Depending on the surgery, surgeon, and anesthesiologist, hand surgery may be performed under local or regional anesthesia. If local, the surgeon will inject local near the incision site. An intravenous regional anesthetic (bier block) is performed by injecting local into the arm veins after an arm tourniquet is inflated. Or, a nerve block is performed with local injected near nerves in neck or arm.
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Dr. Gary Pessanswered
Hand Surgery 40 years experience
Yes: Most hand surgery is performed under local or regional anesthesia.
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Dr. Richard Pollardanswered
Anesthesiology 30 years experience
Surgeon dependent: The use of regional anesthesia varies from decade to decade. We are currently in an age where more and more cases are done under regional anesthesia. The advantages are that there is less anesthetic used, and the patient needs less pain medication after the operation because of the block. Talk to your surgeon and anesthesiologist about your options.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Is regional anesthesia administered for hand surgery?
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Dr. Gary Pessanswered
Hand Surgery 40 years experience
Yes: Anesthesia can be local, i'v sedation, regional or general.
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