Abstract:Objective
Wide awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) hand surgery offers the opportunity to create a bloodless field without using an arm tourniquet. Lidocaine for anesthesia mixed with epinephrine for hemostasis is frequently used without concerns in the hand and finger. This is a major improvement for the patient and the surgeon in terms of patient comfort and having the opportunity to test the hand and finger function intraoperatively. The movement away from tourniquet surgery, whi… Show more
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