Is it safe to use local anesthesia with adrenaline in hand surgery? WALANT technique

ABSTRACT In the past it was taught that local anesthetic should not be used with adrenaline for procedures in the extremities. This dogma is transmitted from generation to generation. Its truth has not been questioned, nor the source of the doubt. In many situations the benefit of use was not unders...

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Main Authors: Pedro José Pires Neto, Leonardo de Andrade Moreira, Priscilla Pires de Las Casas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162017000400383&lng=en&tlng=en