Digital block with and without epinephrine during chemical matricectomy with phenol.

Abstract

The mean anesthetic volume used in the epinephrine group (2.2 ± 0.4 mL) was significantly lower than the plain lidocaine group (3.1 ± 0.6 mL). There was no statistically significant difference in postoperative pain and recurrence rates, but duration of drainage was significantly shorter in the epinephrine group (11.1 ± 2.5 days) than in the plain lidocaine group (19.0 ± 3.8 days). CONCLUSION Digital block with epinephrine is safe in selected patients, and epinephrine helps to shorten the postoperative drainage period.

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Subjects

• Adult
• Chemexfoliation
• Epinephrine
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Nails, Ingrown
• Nerve Block
• Phenols
• Postoperative Care
• Treatment Outcome
• Young Adult

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Authors

• H Cevdet Altinyazar
• Cengiz Bekir Demirel
• Rafet Koca
• Mübin Hosnuter

Publication date

2010-10-29

Journal

Journal topics

• Dermatologic Surgical Procedures

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.]

Department of Dermatology, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Zonguldak, Turkey. altinyazar [at] yahoo.com

Release reference

Dermatol Surg. 2010 Oct;36(10):1568-71

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