Nicolas Dufeu1, Florence Marchand-Maillet1, Arthur Atchabahian1, Nicolas Robert1, Yasmine Ait Yahia1, Didier Milan1, Cyrille Robert1, Marine Coroir1, Marc Beaussier2. 1. Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive care and Outpatient Surgery Unit, St Antoine University Hospital, Assistance Publique, AP-HP, Paris, France; Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, St Antoine University Hospital, Assistance Publique, AP-HP, Paris, France; Department of Anesthesiology, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY. 2. Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive care and Outpatient Surgery Unit, St Antoine University Hospital, Assistance Publique, AP-HP, Paris, France; Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, St Antoine University Hospital, Assistance Publique, AP-HP, Paris, France; Department of Anesthesiology, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY. Electronic address: marc.beaussier@sat.aphp.fr.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To assess the suitability of ultrasound-guided (USG), single-injection distal block(s) for pain management after outpatient hand and wrist bone surgery. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective review of 125 of 198 consecutive ambulatory surgery patients who underwent hand and wrist bone surgery between June 2010 and January 2012. All patients received a USG axillary block using a short-acting local anesthetic (lidocaine) and secondary 1, 2, or 3 (median, radial, or ulnar) USG distal analgesic block(s) using a long-acting local anesthetic (ropivacaine). All patients were contacted by phone on the first postoperative day. All patients received a concomitant prescription of acetaminophen and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with opioids as a rescue treatment. Effectiveness and duration of the distal nerve blocks, compliance with analgesic treatment and rescue opioids requirement, opioid-related side effects, prolonged upper limb motor block, quality of sleep on first postoperative night, and patient satisfaction were evaluated. RESULTS: Most distal analgesic blocks were effective (120 of 125; 96%), with an average duration of nearly 12 hours On the first day after surgery, 28 patients (23%) had a numeric verbal scale greater than 3, although 14 of them had taken the rescue opioids. No patient reported prolonged motor blockade or insensate limb. Opioid-related side effects occurred in 23% of patients. CONCLUSIONS: After hand and wrist bone surgery, USG selective distal blocks using a long-acting local anesthetic, combined with oral analgesics, were effective in a large majority of patients. However, pain control was suboptimal for some especially painful procedures such as wrist surgery, trapeziometacarpal arthrodesis, and finger amputation. TYPE OF STUDY/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapeutic IV.
PURPOSE: To assess the suitability of ultrasound-guided (USG), single-injection distal block(s) for pain management after outpatient hand and wrist bone surgery. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective review of 125 of 198 consecutive ambulatory surgery patients who underwent hand and wrist bone surgery between June 2010 and January 2012. All patients received a USG axillary block using a short-acting local anesthetic (lidocaine) and secondary 1, 2, or 3 (median, radial, or ulnar) USG distal analgesic block(s) using a long-acting local anesthetic (ropivacaine). All patients were contacted by phone on the first postoperative day. All patients received a concomitant prescription of acetaminophen and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with opioids as a rescue treatment. Effectiveness and duration of the distal nerve blocks, compliance with analgesic treatment and rescue opioids requirement, opioid-related side effects, prolonged upper limb motor block, quality of sleep on first postoperative night, and patient satisfaction were evaluated. RESULTS: Most distal analgesic blocks were effective (120 of 125; 96%), with an average duration of nearly 12 hours On the first day after surgery, 28 patients (23%) had a numeric verbal scale greater than 3, although 14 of them had taken the rescue opioids. No patient reported prolonged motor blockade or insensate limb. Opioid-related side effects occurred in 23% of patients. CONCLUSIONS: After hand and wrist bone surgery, USG selective distal blocks using a long-acting local anesthetic, combined with oral analgesics, were effective in a large majority of patients. However, pain control was suboptimal for some especially painful procedures such as wrist surgery, trapeziometacarpal arthrodesis, and finger amputation. TYPE OF STUDY/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapeutic IV.
Authors: Hassanin Jalil; Florence Polfliet; Kristof Nijs; Liesbeth Bruckers; Gerrit De Wachter; Ina Callebaut; Lene Salimans; Marc Van de Velde; Björn Stessel Journal: PLoS One Date: 2021-02-19 Impact factor: 3.240