Plastic and reconstructive surgery
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Plast. Reconstr. Surg. · May 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialBupivacaine digital blocks: how long is the pain relief and temperature elevation?
The goals of this study are threefold: (1) to determine what effect epinephrine has on the duration of bupivacaine finger block anesthesia; (2) to see whether the duration of action of bupivacaine on digital pain relief is the same duration as numbness to touch/pressure; and (3) to assess the fingertip temperature changes that result from bupivacaine digital blocks. ⋯ Therapeutic, I.