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The aim of this study was to compare the postoperative analgesic effects of regional versus general anesthesia.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>In this prospective, observer blinded, randomized controlled trial, 52 patients undergoing distal radial fracture fixation received either general anesthesia (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200926) or regional anesthesia (infraclavicular nerve block, n\u2009=\u200926). Numerical rating scale pain scores, analgesic consumption, patient satisfaction, adverse effects, upper limb functional scores (Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation, QuickDASH), health related quality of life (SF12v2), and psychological status were evaluated after surgery.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Result<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Regional anesthesia was associated with significantly lower pain scores both at rest and with movement on arrival to the post-anesthetic care unit; and at 1, 2, 24 and 48\u2009h after surgery (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009\u2264\u20090.001 at rest and with movement). Morphine consumption in the post-anesthetic care unit was significantly lower in the regional anesthesia group (p&lt;0.001). There were no differences in oral analgesic consumption. Regional anesthesia was associated with lower incidences of nausea (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.004), and vomiting (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.050). Patient satisfaction was higher in the regional anesthesia group (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.003). There were no long-term differences in pain scores and other patient outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Regional anesthesia with ultrasound guided infraclavicular nerve block was associated with better acute pain relief after distal radial fracture fixation, and may be preferred over general anesthesia.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Trial registration<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Before subject enrollment, the study was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (<jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" ext-link-type=\"uri\" xlink:href=\"https:\/\/clinicaltrials.gov\/ct2\/show\/NCT03048214?cond=NCT03048214&amp;draw=2&amp;rank=1\">NCT03048214<\/jats:ext-link>) on 9th February 2017.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12871-020-01044-4","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,5,28]],"date-time":"2020-05-28T09:02:58Z","timestamp":1590656578000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":30,"title":["Infraclavicular nerve block reduces postoperative pain after distal radial fracture fixation: a randomized controlled trial"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"20","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8763-5687","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Stanley S.","family":"Wong","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wing S.","family":"Chan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christian","family":"Fang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chi W.","family":"Chan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tak W.","family":"Lau","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Frankie","family":"Leung","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chi W.","family":"Cheung","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,5,28]]},"reference":[{"issue":"3","key":"1044_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"160","DOI":"10.1097\/EJA.0000000000000366","volume":"33","author":"N Rawal","year":"2016","unstructured":"Rawal N. 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