Patient Satisfaction With, and Outcomes of, Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia at a Referral Hospital in Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study
Authors' conclusion
Our study found that ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia in a resource-constrained setting was effective for extremity surgery and resulted in high patient satisfaction. No complications occurred.
Study context
- Population
- Adults (≥18 years), American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I–III, undergoing extremity surgery under ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve block at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center (KCMC), Tanzaniaconvenience sample
- Participants
- 170 adults
- Outcome
- Patient satisfaction
- Follow-up
- 12 hours
Methodological detailsconvenience sample, single-centre
- Convenience sample
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Patient satisfaction with block
- Satisfied or very satisfied with their block, of 170
- 156
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Secondary outcomes
Block failure: conversion to general anesthetic
- Required conversion to GA, of 170
- 8
- 95% CI, 2.4-8.3
Acceptable analgesia · 12 hours
- Reported acceptable analgesia, of 170
- 164
- 95% CI, 93-98
Acceptable analgesia · 24 hours
- Reported acceptable analgesia, of 170
- 145
- 95% CI, 80-90
Safety
Major adverse events (LAST, infection, bleeding, nerve injury, pneumothorax)
- No major adverse events observed
Original publication
Patient Satisfaction With, and Outcomes of, Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia at a Referral Hospital in Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study. Anesth Analg. Published 15 December 2023. doi:10.
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