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Many hand surgeries are now performed under local anesthesia only. For patients undergoing carpal tunnel release surgery, we compared total costs associated with local versus general anesthesia. Overall, $139-432 was saved per operating room case by using local anesthesia only, as well as $1417-1710 total for the full episode of care.
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This page is a summary of: A Cost Analysis of Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery Performed Wide Awake versus under Sedation, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, September 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health,
DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000004983.
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