A Triple-Masked, Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Ultrasound-Guided Brachial Plexus and Distal Peripheral Nerve Block Anesthesia for Outpatient Hand Surgery
Table 2
Secondary outcomes observations.
Distal group
Proximal group
value
Anesthetic onset time, min
5 (5, 15)
10 (10, 20)
0.12
Bruising,
3
2
0.99
Paresthesia,
0
1
0.99
Total anesthesia preparation time (both blocks + onset time), min
16.1 (14.8, 26.0)
21.8 (18.5, 28.8)
0.20
Assigned block procedural time + onset time, min
12.1 (11.0, 22.2)
14.8 (13.5, 22.8)
0.31
Data are presented as median (interquartile range) or number of subjects, as appropriate.
