Wrist blocks are commonly used forms of regional anesthesia for hand surgery. Wrist blocks are most suitable for procedures which require less than 30 minutes as it does not block sensation in the area of a tourniquet. The current article provides a brief overview of wrist block along with its complications . In procedures, which needs more than 30 mins, wrist blocks can be used when a forearm tourniquet is used in conjunction with a blockade of the medial and lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerves.
These nerves can be blocked by injecting local anesthetic in a subcutaneous ring around the elbow. In performing a wrist block, the hand can be rendered insensate by blocking 4 nerves: the median, ulnar, superficial radial, and dorsal ulnar cutaneous nerves, respectively. Procedure In this technique, a small-gauge needle (i.e., 25-gauge) and a maximum of 5 mL should be used to lower the risk…
