Perceived comfort during minor hand surgeries with wide awake local anaesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) versus local anaesthesia (LA)/tourniquet
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Wide awake local anaesthesia no tourniquet technique (WALANT)
Until recently most hand surgeries was performed with a tourniquet to provide better visibility. The discomfort of the tourniquet is very unpleasant and unnecessary for patients. To avoid this, we have traditionally relied on an anesthesiologist to give sedation, brachial plexus or Bier block, or general anesthesia. A good alternative to traditional tourniquet hand surgery is to use only 2 medi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2309-4990,2309-4990
DOI: 10.1177/2309499017739499