Outpatient treatment of upper extremity injuries in childhood using
intravenous regional anaesthesia. Olney BW. Lugg PC. Turner PL. Eyres RL. Cole WG. Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. [JC:hsw] 8(5):576-9, 1988 Sep-Oct. Intravenous (i.v.) regional anaesthesia was used in outpatient treatment of 400 upper extremity fractures and dislocations in children ranging in age from 3 to 16 years. All reductions were performed in the emergency department. Good analgesia was achieved in 90% of the patients, and only nine children (2.3%) had unacceptable reductions that required further treatment under general anaesthesia. Intravenous regional anaesthesia is a safe and effective procedure that facilitates outpatient treatment of upper extremity injuries in children.
Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD.
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