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. 2014 Sep 30;10(2):197–204. doi: 10.1007/s11552-014-9680-4

Table 1.

Surgical procedures and respective blocks performed

Surgical procedure Distal peripheral nerve block Supraclavicular block Infraclavicular block Axillary block
Carpal tunnel release 1
Carpal tunnel revision 1
Closed reduction of finger fracture 1
Closed reduction and percutaneous pinning of finger fracture 1 1
Endoscopic carpal tunnel release 1
Finger amputation 2
Finger amputation/bilateral hand incision and drainage 1
Finger arthroplasty 1
Finger arthroplasty and tendon repair 1
Finger manipulation 1
Finger mass excision/biopsy 2 1
Hand foreign body removal 1
Hand hardware removal 3 1
Hand incision and drainage 6 2 1
Hand ligament repair 1 1
Hand mass excision 3 1
Hand tendon reconstruction 1
Hand tendon repair 2 2
Hand tendon transfer 1
Incision and drainage of thumb or digits 1 1
Metacarpal fracture repair 1 1
ORIF of finger fracture 4 4 1 1
Trigger finger release 1 1
Release of multiple trigger fingers 1
Trigger finger revision 1
Trigger finger and thumb IP joint fusion 1
Total number of patients 30 19 7 4

Number quantity of patients receiving the respective surgical procedure and block