. Pain Comparision: In-office hand Nausea surgery vs. dentist procedure 2% 17% 2% 81% 98% Less pain More pain The same No Yes Figure 6: Pain compared to dental procedure Figure 7: Patients experiencing nausea after surgery Duration of anesthetic 3% 45% 52% 1-2 h 3-6 h 6-10 h Figure 8: Duration of anesthetic post-operation Anxiety Patients also rated their level of anxiety before, during, and after surgery, with 0 being not anxious and 10 being extremely anxious. The general trend showed decreasing levels of anxiety sequentially with pre-, intra-, and post-operation as shown in Figure 9. Patient Benefits and Economic Value of In-Office 10 Surgery for Hand Procedures