RESULTADO DE CIRUGÍA ABIERTA EN EL SÍNDROME DE TÚNEL CARPIANO MEDIANTE BLOQUEO DEL NERVIO MEDIANO A NIVEL DE LA MUÑECA, EN EL HOSPITAL TEODORO MALDONADO CARBO DE LA CIUDAD DE GUAYAQUIL, AGOSTO 2014 – FEBRERO 2015

Abstract

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a frequent entity. Women are the most affected between the fourth to sixth decade. It has a close relationship with work activity especially those that exert additional pressure on the carpal tunnel. The surgical treatment of this disease can be performed using a nerve block to the affected limb at the level of the brachial plexus, or by blocking the median nerve at the wrist. An investigation was conducted at the Hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo in Guayaquil, during the months of August 2014 to February 2015, in order to determine the benefits obtained with open surgery Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by blocking the median nerve at the wrist. The study formed part of a descriptive, prospective, longitudinal type. A nonprobabilistic sample of 31 patients was taken. The main results showed that the total operating time was 33 minutes on average; recovery time of patients was 46 days on average; it did not show any associated complications with the blocking the median nerve at the wrist It was concluded that open surgery in the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by blocking the median nerve at the wrist, is effective for treatment, in which no complications occurred , and it was done in a short time with what are reduced hospital costs in a specific entity