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Anatomic Location and Anesthesia Time in Mohs Surgery

Navrazhina K, Shah K, Rigo R, et al.
Dermatologic Surgery (2024)

JC: March 2024

This study examined how anatomic location influences anesthesia duration and the need for re-injection during Mohs micrographic surgery. Significant variation in anesthesia duration was found across body sites, with implications for operative planning and patient comfort management.

Take-Home Messages

  • •Anesthesia duration during Mohs surgery varies significantly by anatomic location, with some sites requiring more frequent re-injection.
  • •Understanding site-specific anesthesia duration helps with surgical scheduling and proactive patient comfort management.

Topic

Anesthesia & Pain

Local anesthesia, pain management, nerve blocks

Abstract

Although the onset and duration of local anesthetics are well-defined, how the anatomic site influences the duration of local anesthetics has not been well characterized in dermatology. To define the duration of local anesthesia by anatomic site. This was a prospective study. Adult healthy volunteers and patients undergoing Mohs micrographic surgery were invited to participate. The nose and the shin were chosen to represent highly and poorly vascularized anatomic sites, respectively. A total ...

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