Abstract
Introduction Locoregional anesthesia techniques have been increasingly adopted for use in hand
surgery in recent years. However, locoregional anesthesia techniques may place patients
under significant psychological stress, and there has been limited evaluation of acceptance
and satisfaction rates of these techniques.
Materials and Methods An observational study was conducted in a single tertiary institution. Data were
collected from patients undergoing upper limb surgery procedures with locoregional
anesthesia. After completion of surgery, a questionnaire adapted from Evaluation du
Vecu de l’Anesthesie LocoRegionale (EVAN-LR), with scores from 1 to 5 on the Likert
scale, was conducted on the same day to evaluate patient satisfaction. Responses were
also obtained from the operating surgeon to assess satisfaction.
Results A total of 101 patients were evaluated as part of the study. All EVAN-LR domains
received a mean score >4.5. Responses from surgeons also showed good acceptance of
locoregional anesthesia techniques with almost all giving scores ≥4 on the Likert
scale.
Conclusion The results of this study showed good satisfaction and acceptance of locoregional
anesthesia among patients for upper limb procedures. This provides reassurance regarding
the quality of care with locoregional anesthesia techniques. It remains important
to be aware of potential sources of discomfort such as tourniquet pain to minimize
discomfort and maximize patient satisfaction.
Keywords
hand surgery - locoregional anesthesia - regional anesthesia - patient satisfaction
