Clinical Anesthesia Procedures
Anesthesia for Orthopedic Surgery - Anesthesia for Elbow, Arm, and Hand Surgery
Regional anesthesia, alone or as an adjunct to general anesthesia, should be considered for upper extremity surgery. The same discussion surrounding patient position, tourniquet use, length of surgery, and need for muscle relaxation influences the type of anesthesia (see above, Section IV).
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Citation
Pino, Richard M., editor. "Anesthesia for Orthopedic Surgery - Anesthesia for Elbow, Arm, and Hand Surgery." Clinical Anesthesia Procedures, 10th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2022. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728277/all/Anesthesia_for_Thoracic_Surgery___Mediastinal_Operations.
Anesthesia for Orthopedic Surgery - Anesthesia for Elbow, Arm, and Hand Surgery. In: Pino RMR, ed. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728277/all/Anesthesia_for_Thoracic_Surgery___Mediastinal_Operations. Accessed March 5, 2026.
Anesthesia for Orthopedic Surgery - Anesthesia for Elbow, Arm, and Hand Surgery. (2022). In Pino, R. M. (Ed.), Clinical Anesthesia Procedures (10th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728277/all/Anesthesia_for_Thoracic_Surgery___Mediastinal_Operations
Anesthesia for Orthopedic Surgery - Anesthesia for Elbow, Arm, and Hand Surgery [Internet]. In: Pino RMR, editors. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. [cited 2026 March 05]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728277/all/Anesthesia_for_Thoracic_Surgery___Mediastinal_Operations.
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