Fig 1.
Localization of the median nerve.
Abbreviation: MN, median nerve; FPL, flexor pollicis longus; FDS, flexor digitorum superficialis; FDP, flexor digitorum profundus.
Fig 2.
Localization of the ulnar nerve.
Abbreviation: UN, ulnar nerve; UA, ulnar artery; FCU, flexor carpi ulnaris; FDS, flexor digitorum superficialis; FDP, flexor digitorum profundus.
Fig 3.
Abbreviation: IVRA, intravenous regional anaesthesia.
Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
Table 2.
Primary and secondary endpoints.
Fig 4.
Pain Intensity reported by patients on a Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) at different time points (median and interquartile range).
*** p<0.001. Abbreviation: IVRA, intravenous regional anaesthesia; POD1, postoperative day 1.
Table 3.
Estimate (standard error) of the average difference in pain intensity between the ultrasound-guided forearm nerve block and the forearm IVRA group, obtained from a linear mixed model including fixed effects for the group, time their interaction, and a random patient effect and excluding pain at block procedure.