[Axillary block anesthesia in hand surgery].
In spite of the use of narcosis on a large scale local anaesthesia is necessary in the surgery on the hand. After the discussion of the possibilities and types of local anaesthesia the axillary blocking of the plexus brachialis is dealt with in detail, and on the basis of the experience gained with 150 cases the advantages of this method are evaluated.
[Axillary block anesthesia in hand surgery]. In spite of the use of narcosis on a large scale local anaesthesia is necessary in the surgery on the hand. After the discussion of the possibilities and types of local anaesthesia the axillary blocking of the plexus brachialis is dealt with in detail, and on the basis of the experience gained with 150 cases the advantages of this method are evaluated.