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Wide awake local anaesthesia no tourniquet technique (WALANT)

Author: Donald Lalonde

Published in: BMC Proceedings | Special Issue 3/2015

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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. …

Title: Wide awake local anaesthesia no tourniquet technique (WALANT)
Author: Donald Lalonde
Publication date: 01-12-2015
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: BMC Proceedings / Issue Special Issue 3/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1753-6561
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1753-6561-9-S3-A81

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