Pain Control and Satisfaction With Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Upper Extremity Surgery.

Caroline M WuCyril S GaryKristin E KarimKavya K SanghaviMichael S MurphyJ Todd HobelmannAviram M Giladi

Published in: Hand (New York, N.Y.) (2022)

Upper extremity blocks are associated with high overall patient satisfaction and postsurgical pain control. Premedicating before the block wears off may increase patient satisfaction with block duration even if pain is not notably impacted.

Keyphrases

patient satisfaction
chronic pain
peripheral nerve
pain management
neuropathic pain
minimally invasive
spinal cord injury
coronary artery disease
spinal cord