In-Office Patient Data Methods A total of 48 responses were collected from patients who underwent hand surgery in-office (The Hand to Shoulder Center – Fort Worth, TX) using WALANT. Patient satisfaction was assessed using a 10- question (see Appendix) survey adapted from Teo et al. (2013), Davidson, Cobb, and Lalonde (2012), and Ayhan et al. (2020). The questions were based on four main categories: time spent, pain, anxiety, and overall experience. Results Twenty patients were male twenty-eight female with a mean range of 62 [range 25-95] years (Figure 1). 71 % of the patients were 55 years and or older with 50% being 65 or older (Figure 2). Forty-eight patient responses to the questionnaire and the number of responses per procedure are shown in Table 1. Sex Age Group 4% 12% 42% 50% 13% 58% 21% Female Male 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ Figure 1 : Percentage of female and male patients Figure 2: Age groups of patients Procedure Number of patients Carpal Tunnel Release (CTR) 17 Trigger Finger Release (TFR) 14 deQuervain release (DQR) 3 Tendon repair 3 Nerve repair 5 Excision of deep mass of hand 2 Removal of implanted hardware 3 Cubital tunnel release 1 Table 1: Hand procedures of 48 patients performed in-office Patient Benefits and Economic Value of In-Office 8 Surgery for Hand Procedures
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