ArticleSystematic reviews2019
Functional recovery with peripheral nerve block versus general anesthesia for upper limb surgery: a systematic review protocol.
Article in Systematic reviews, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Functional recovery with peripheral nerve block versus general anesthesia for upper limb surgery: a systematic review.BMC anesthesiology · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of nerve block combined with superficial general anaesthesia on anaesthetic dosage and anaesthetic awakening in paediatric surgery.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Trial
- Minimally Invasive Plating of Distal Radius Fracture: A Series of 42 Cases and Review of Current Literature.Minimally invasive surgery · 2023Review
- Giant tumor resection under ultrasound-guided nerve block in a patient with severe asthma: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundPeripheral nerve block is a single injection that inhibits the transmission of peripheral nerve impulses to the central nervous system. The inhibition of the nociceptive impulse may decrease the occurrence of muscle spasm following mobilization postoperatively. This mechanism may contribute to a better functional recovery following upper limb surgery. This systematic review will investigate the impact of peripheral nerve block on functional recovery after an upper limb surgery.
methodsWe will search studies comparing peripheral nerve block to general anesthesia for upper limb surgery in the following databases: CENTRAL, MEDLINE (Ovid), CINAHL, EMBASE, and Scopus. In duplicate, independent reviewers will assess eligibility, evaluate risk of bias, and abstract data on type of peripheral nerve block and functional outcome. Where possible, we will pool results using a random effects model. For each outcome, we will assess the quality of evidence using GRADE methodology. DISCUSSION: We aim to summarize the available evidence comparing functional recovery with peripheral nerve block versus general anesthesia for upper limb surgery. These data will inform the design of a trial on the topic. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO CRD42018116298.
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