A Study of Hand Flap Viability when Using a Wide Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet (WALANT) Technique

Autor: Prénaud, Clément, Merlini, Lorenzo, Hurst, Simon A., Gregory, Thomas, Dacheux, Charles
Zdroj: Journal of Hand and Microsurgery; January 2023, Vol. 15 Issue: 4 p270-274, 5p
Abstrakt: Objectives Flap surgery using a wide awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) technique has historically been avoided because of technical challenges and concerns regarding the vasoconstriction caused by the necessary injection of epinephrine alongside the local anesthetic. The objective of our work was to evaluate the viability of the hand flaps performed using a WALANT technique compared with those performed under regional with a tourniquet.
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