Regional Anaesthesia Is Associated with Shorter Postanaesthetic Care and Less Pain Than General Anaesthesia after Upper Extremity Surgery
Joint Authors
Grauman, Sven
Boethius, Jakob
Johansson, Joakim
Source
Anesthesiology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-11-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
For surgery on the upper extremity, the anaesthetist often has a choice between regional anaesthesia (RA) and general anaesthesia (GA).
We sought to investigate the possible differences between RA and GA after upper extremity surgery with regard to postoperative patient comfort.
Methods.
This is a retrospective observational study that was performed at an acute care secondary referral centre.
One hundred and eighty-seven procedures involving orthopaedic surgery on the upper extremity were included.
The different groups (RA and GA) were compared regarding the primary outcome variable, length of stay in Postanaesthesia Unit, and secondary outcome variables, opioid consumption and nausea treatment.
Results.
RA was associated with significantly shorter median length of stay (99 versus 171 minutes).
In the GA group, 32% of the patients received opioid analgesics and 21% received antiemetics.
In the RA group, none received opioid analgesics and 3% received antiemetics.
Conclusion.
In this observational study, RA was superior to GA for surgery of the upper extremity regarding Postanaesthesia Care Unit length of stay, number of doses of analgesic, and number of doses of antiemetic administered.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Grauman, Sven& Boethius, Jakob& Johansson, Joakim. 2016. Regional Anaesthesia Is Associated with Shorter Postanaesthetic Care and Less Pain Than General Anaesthesia after Upper Extremity Surgery. Anesthesiology Research and Practice،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Grauman, Sven…[et al.]. Regional Anaesthesia Is Associated with Shorter Postanaesthetic Care and Less Pain Than General Anaesthesia after Upper Extremity Surgery. Anesthesiology Research and Practice No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Grauman, Sven& Boethius, Jakob& Johansson, Joakim. Regional Anaesthesia Is Associated with Shorter Postanaesthetic Care and Less Pain Than General Anaesthesia after Upper Extremity Surgery. Anesthesiology Research and Practice. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1096673
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1096673