Regional anaesthesia is associated with less patient satisfaction compared to general anaesthesia following distal upper extremity surgery: a prospective double centred observational study

Table 2 Anaesthesia Characteristics and Satisfaction Scores

	Total	Fully Satisfied	Partly Satisfied	Dissatisfied	P-value
Total	243	194 (79.8%)	36 (14.8%)	13 (5.3%)
Type of Anaesthesia					< 0.001
General Anaesthesia	109	103	5	1
Regional Anaesthesia^a	134	91	31	12
Adjuvants used during regional anaesthesia procedure^b	134	91	31	12
Nerve Stimulator	12	7	4	1
Ultrasound	29	20	5	4
Nerve Stimulator & Ultrasound	93	64	22	7
Local anaesthetic used during regional anaesthesia procedure^b	134	91	31	12
Ropivacaine (7.5 mg/mL)	116	78	29	9
Mepivacaine (2 mg/mL)	7	5	1	1
Mix of Ropivacaine and Mepivacaine	6	6	0	0
Other^c	5	2	1	2
Medication during regional anaesthesia procedure	134	91	31	12	0.392
Yes	81	52	22	7
No	53	39	9	5
Medication administered during surgical procedure ^d	117	84	26	7	0.018
Yes	33	19	13	1
No	84	65	13	6

^a Regional Anaesthesia Details (n = 134): Pippa Block 1, Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block 3, Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block 18, Axillary Block 112
^b Due to the small numbers in some cells, no statistical analyses was performed on these regional anaesthesia details
^cOther local anaesthetics used were: Prilocaine (10 mg/mL), Lidocaine (10 mg/ml) or a mix of Lidocaine and Ropivacaine
^d Medication during procedure was only administered in the 117 patients receiving regional anaesthesia alone, without the 17 patients who received general anaesthesia due to insufficient regional anaesthesia

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