Patient and Surgeon Satisfaction with Extremity Blockade for Surgery in Remote Locations
In a practice that may be unique to military health care, extremity nerve blocks are established by anesthesiologists before transporting the patient to a remote clinic for surgery without further monitoring by anesthesia personnel.The safety and acceptance of this practice was assessed through a pr...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Anesthesia and analgesia 1997-04, Vol.84 (4), p.773-776 |
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Zusammenfassung: | In a practice that may be unique to military health care, extremity nerve blocks are established by anesthesiologists before transporting the patient to a remote clinic for surgery without further monitoring by anesthesia personnel.The safety and acceptance of this practice was assessed through a prospective survey of the surgeons and their patients. Six hundred seventy-seven blocks were performed in a 1-yr period with no adverse events related to this practice. Completed surveys were received from 406 (60%) of the surgeons and 232 (34%) of the patients. Of the blocks performed, 638 (94%) were brachial plexus blocks, with axillary blocks accounting for 87% of the brachial plexus blocks. Of the responding patients, 78% stated that they would be willing to undergo a repeat block. The surgeons were satisfied with the operating conditions in 96% of the cases. This study supports the safety and efficacy of this practice.(Anesth Analg 1997;84:773-6) |
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ISSN: | 0003-2999 1526-7598 |
DOI: | 10.1097/00000539-199704000-00013 |