Background: The wide-awake local anesthesia with no tourniquet (WALANT) technique has
become popularized for various hand/upper extremity procedures. Before surgery, patients …

Wide-awake local anesthesia no-tourniquet (WALANT) surgery is an attractive option for
hand surgeons, particularly during resource-scarce periods, as it eliminates dependence on …

Purpose: Minor hand surgeries can be done under field sterility in procedure rooms.
Surgeons are still sceptical about the usage of wide awake local anaesthesia no tourniquet …

Background: The “Wide Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet”(WALANT) technique is
gaining popularity in hand surgery owing to its benefits of reduced cost, shorter hospital stay …

Background: Hand surgery under local anesthesia only has been used more frequently in
recent years. The purpose of this study was to compare perioperative time and cost for …

Background: Trigger finger (TF) is a common referral to a hand surgeon, with people with
diabetess being the most at-risk population. Abnormal thickening, scarring, and …

Background: To compare outcomes of atraumatic hand surgeries using the WALANT
technique versus intravenous regional anesthesia or local anesthesia with tourniquet …

Background: Currently, opioids are the standard of care for postoperative pain management.
Avoiding unnecessary opioid exposure in patients is of current interest because of …

Background: The use of minor field sterility in hand/upper extremity cases has been shown
to improve workflow efficiency while maintaining patient safety. As this finding has been …

Background Wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) technique has emerged
among hand surgeons with other indications. Surgeries involving pedicled flap and …