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Day case hand and wrist surgery under regional anaesthesia

Michael Jarvis1†

1Anaesthetic Registrar, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton, UK

Consultant supervisor: Zahid Sheikh, Consultant Anaesthetist, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton, UK

Edited by: Gillian Foxall

†Corresponding author email: michaeljarvis@nhs.net

Published October 24, 2023

Abstract

This tutorial describes aspects of patient, facility and staff set up for day case hand and wrist surgery, while also exploring choice of anaesthetic technique for different surgical procedures.

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