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Table 2 Surgical procedure and additional anesthesia for each surgical site (n = 269)

From: Risk factors for insufficient ultrasound-guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block

Surgical site

Number

Number of additional anesthesia (%)

Elbow (n = 41)

 

17 (41.4%)

   Bone

12

4

   Soft tissue

21

11

   Hardware removal

8

2

Forearm (n = 14)

 

1 (7.1%)

   Bone

9

1

   Soft tissue

3

0

   Hardware removal

2

0

Hand & wrist (n = 214)

 

23 (10.7%)

   Bone

148

16

   Soft tissue

41

3

   Hardware removal

25

4

  1. Bone surgery included osteosynthesis of fracture, arthroplasty, and arthrodesis
  2. Soft tissue surgery included ligament, nerve, and infection procedures