The value of local dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to ultrasound-guided wide awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) in flexor tendon repair surgeries: a randomized controlled trial

The value of local dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to ultrasound-guided wide awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) in flexor tendon repair surgeries: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background The Wide-Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet (WALANT) technique allows intraoperative motor assessment of tendon repair integrity of the hand compared with general anesthesia or brachial plexus block. No studies have tested the effect of adding dexmedetomidine to lidocaine on th...

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Main Authors: Mahmoud Mohammed Alseoudy, Elsayed Mohamed Abdelkarime, Khaled Nour, May Elsherbiny Badr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-03-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Subjects:
WALANT
Dexmedetomidine
Morphine
Flexor tendon repair
Analgesia
Ultrasound
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-024-02504-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-024-02504-x

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