“What type of anesthesia is used during broken hand surgery?”
My friend is 20 years old, and he broke his hand just yesterday. His doctor told him that he must have surgery. What type of anesthesia is used during broken hand surgery?
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AnesthesiologistAnesthesia
Hand surgery is most commonly done under general anesthesia or IV sedation with injection of local anesthetic.
Typically general anesthesia. The reason for general anesthesia is because the surgeon may need to have your friend paralyzed. This allows the surgeon to approximate the fixation with muscular paralysis. Some surgeons may request a brachial nerve block. Typically a supraclavicular or axillary nerve block for post op pain relief. Don’t have a nerve block if the nerves have been exposed to broken bone.
He can have surgery with either general anesthesia or arm block which is the preferred method.Benefit of block is numb arm so pain is not a big issue and also quick recovery.
