Gangrene of the finger following digital nerve block

摘要: A DIGITAL nerve bIock with a IocaI anesthetic soIution is frequentIy used for the performance of minor surgica1 operations upon fingers. The most popuIar I or 2 per cent procaine, without epinephrine. skin whea1 raised on dorsum base finger by injecting several drops into smaI1 caIibre hypodermic needIe. Through this whea1, needIe inserted aIong side phalanx and severa cc. are injected as advances. withdrawn, using same new one, other phaIanx injected. tourniquet often placed around in order to obtain more rapid anesthesia. This technic demonstrated Figure I. DigitaI gangrene foIIowing above type has been reported very infrequentIy EngIish Iiterature. GarIockl first caIIed attention compIication 1931 series four cases. Kaufman,2 1941, another case reviewed literature compIeteIy. He fact that was frequently German French Since time, two cases have McLaughIin3 PeIner.4 AItogether, thirty-two cited combined foreign wouId Iead one concIusion such infrequent digita bIock. To prove not case, eight 80 discussed. Table presents summary these