Comparison between wide-awake local anaesthesia no tourniquet surgery and traditional local anaesthesia surgery for limb operations

Background: In traditional local anaesthesia surgeries, tourniquets are used to reduce blood loss. However, it may induce tourniquet pain. If a long tourniquet time is anticipated, regional or general anaesthesia may be required. Wide-awake local anaesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) surgery suggests b...

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Main Authors: Sing Yuen Ng, Emily Ka Yan Yip
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/22104917221144706