Hand Surgery Treatment Report

Category: Surgeries

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What is Hand Surgery?

An example of Hand Surgery

To function properly hands require sensation, joint motion, tendon gliding, and muscle contraction. When a problem takes place in the hand, care must be given to all the different types of tissues that make function of the hand possible. Surgery may be needed to repair or improve hand function.

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 4 1 Efficacy_major
Joint pain 2 0
Hand Amputation (left) 1 0
Nerve damage 1 0
Laceration 1 1 Efficacy_moderate
Trigger finger or thumb 1 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
2
Moderate
0
Mild
1
None
0

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Hand Surgery

Hospitalization 10
Numbness and Tingling with Pins and Needles 1
Joint stiffness 1
Scars 1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Having Hand Surgery (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Not indicated 15   Not indicated: 94%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 6%

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Currently Having Hand Surgery

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Stopped Having Hand Surgery

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Hand Surgery

Always
3 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Hand Surgery

Very
1 33%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
2 67%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Hand Surgery

$200+
1 50%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
1 50%

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1 patient evaluation for Hand Surgery

Purpose: To replant left after partial amputation in an accident with an electric saw (Started Jan 22, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 23, 2010 One time Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
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2 additional evaluations for Hand Surgery are not currently shared publicly.

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