Safety of wide-awake local anesthesia with no tourniquet (WALANT) in for lower limb surgery: A potential alternative in times of emergency

Lower limb surgery is usually performed under general or regional anaesthesia in normal operating room setting. However, when the surgery need to be performed in situations where there are limited resources and equipment, especially during a pandemic outbreak, in battlefields or area of disaster occ...

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Main Authors: Mohd Yazid Bajuri, Nur Sai’dah Saidfudin, Norliyana Mazli, Nik Alif Azriq, Aina Fatini Azemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2022.848422/full