"bare" stellate block or general sm
Posted By: tracey on 2008-07-02
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We are going to go ahead and schedule this patient for surgery for a left carpal tunnel release and a left first dorsal compartment release under a stellate block. The patient may have a s/l "bare" block or a general depending on what her and the anesthesiologist decide.
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Subject: interscalen block or interscalene block
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