Abstract
Purpose
To report the outcome of non-general anesthesia methods for correction of 185 pediatric trigger thumbs.
Methods
The corresponding author performed a total of 185 cases of pediatric trigger thumbs over the last 5 years with either cell-phone assisted local anesthesia or local injection with IV sedation under oxygen mask. The methods of non-general anesthesia, age of operation and operation time, and perioperative complications of both operation and anesthesia were assessed.
Results
Mean operation age was 49.4 months. A total of 104 cases (56.2%) were operated under cell-phone assisted local anesthesia. In 72 cases (38.9%), the operations were performed under local injection with IV sedation. In 9 cases (4.9%), the anesthesia method was changed from cell-phone assisted local anesthesia to local injection with IV sedation due to noncooperation of the babies. Total operation time was 8 minutes and 49 seconds in cell-phone assisted local anesthesia and 7 minutes and 40 seconds in local injection with IV sedation. There were no intraoperative and postoperative complications related with either anesthesia or operation.
Figures and Tables
![]() | Fig. 1Intraoperatively, the baby is watching the favorite video game or movies with cell phone or tablet personal computer. |
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