Carpal tunnel decompression. The impact of tourniquet, anaesthesia type, and operating team on patient satisfaction scores

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 116-119

  Gulati, A ^a   Whitaker, Iain S ^b   Jaggard, M ^c   Arch, B N ^b   Hopkinson Woolley, J ^d  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; TOURNIQUET;

ANESTHESIA; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TOURNIQUETS;

EID: 11844251215     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2004.06.023     Document Type: Article

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