TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 29. Wrist Block
A1  - Glickel, Steven
A1  - Hobeika, Paul
A1  - Unis, Douglas
A1  - Vloka, Jerry D.
A2  - Hadzic, Admir
PY  - 2007
T2  - NYSORA Textbook of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management
AB  - The  wrist  block  is  a  technique  for  blocking  branches  of  the  ulnar,  medial,  and  radial  nerves  at  the  level  of  the  wrist.  The  wrist  block  is  a  basic  peripheral  nerve  block  technique  that  involves  anesthesia  of  the  median,  ulnar,  and  radial  nerves,  as  well  as  the  dorsal  sensory  branch  of  the  ulnar  nerve.  The  wrist  block  is  simple  to  perform,  essentially  devoid  of  systemic  complications,  and  highly  effective  for  a  variety  of  procedures  on  the  hand  and  fingers.  As  such,  skill  in  performing  a  wrist  block  should  be  in  the  armamentarium  of  every  anesthesiologist.  Wrist  blocks  can  be  used  in  the  outpatient  setting  and  office  setting  along  with  the  standard  operating  room  setting,  resulting  in  safe,  effective,  and  cost-effective  anesthesia  that  is  well  accepted  by  both  surgeons  and  patients.1–8  Wrist  blocks  are  also  useful  in  the  emergency  setting  to  provide  anesthesia  for  repair  of  hand  injuries  in  the  emergency  room  because  there  is  adequate  anesthesia  of  the  hand  without  motor  blockade  of  the  extrinsic  hand  muscles.9  
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CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/18
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