Anaesthesia for treating distal radial fracture in adults
Evidence Summaries
Level of Evidence = B
A Cochrane review 1 included 18 studies with at least 1200, mainly female and older, patients with fractures of the distal radius.
Five trials provided evidence that, when compared with haematoma block, intravenous regional anesthesia provided better analgesia during fracture manipulation and enabled better and easier reduction of the fracture, with some indication of a reduced risk of later redislocation or need for re-reduction. In contrast, haematoma block was quicker and easier to perform and less resource intensive.
References
1. Handoll HH, Madhok R, Dodds C. Anaesthesia for treating distal radial fracture in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2002;(3):CD003320. [PMID:12137688]
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"Anaesthesia for Treating Distal Radial Fracture in Adults." Evidence-Based Medicine Guidelines, Duodecim Medical Publications Limited, 2019. Evidence Central, evidence.unboundmedicine.com/evidence/view/EBMG/456279/all/__________Anaesthesia_for_treating_distal_radial_fracture_in_adults______.
Anaesthesia for treating distal radial fracture in adults. Evidence-Based Medicine Guidelines. Duodecim Medical Publications Limited; 2019. https://evidence.unboundmedicine.com/evidence/view/EBMG/456279/all/__________Anaesthesia_for_treating_distal_radial_fracture_in_adults______. Accessed April 19, 2024.
Anaesthesia for treating distal radial fracture in adults. (2019). In Evidence-Based Medicine Guidelines. Duodecim Medical Publications Limited. https://evidence.unboundmedicine.com/evidence/view/EBMG/456279/all/__________Anaesthesia_for_treating_distal_radial_fracture_in_adults______
Anaesthesia for Treating Distal Radial Fracture in Adults [Internet]. In: Evidence-Based Medicine Guidelines. Duodecim Medical Publications Limited; 2019. [cited 2024 April 19]. Available from: https://evidence.unboundmedicine.com/evidence/view/EBMG/456279/all/__________Anaesthesia_for_treating_distal_radial_fracture_in_adults______.
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