WALANT Special Issue
Safety of Lidocaine During Wide-Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet for Distal Radius Plating
This study evaluated the clinical and biochemical safety profile of infiltration of lidocaine with adrenaline in wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet for distal radius plating.Impact of WALANT Hand Surgery in a Secondary Care Hospital in Spain. Benefits to the Patient and the Health System
The aim of this study is to compare patient benefits and economic costs of hand surgeries using the wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) technique versus a conventional major outpatient suite and review outcomes and complications in a series of cases of patients operated on using the WALANT technique.Wide-Awake Hand Surgery Experience in Patients 10 to 18 Years of Age
We investigated the frequency of wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) use for hand surgery in the a 10- to 18-year–old age group and patients’ experiences.Intraoperative Active Motion Confirmation During Wide-Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet Surgery
As a recent advance in the field of hand surgery, the wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet surgical technique—performed using an epinephrine-containing local anesthetic without a tourniquet while the patient is awake—has attracted attention. The wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet technique has been indicated for surgeries such as trigger release, soft tissue tumor excision, surgery for Dupuytren contracture, thumb carpometacarpal arthroplasty, or any other tendon, nerve, or ligament surgeries, requiring intraoperative active motion confirmation.Prospective Evaluation of Pain and Anxiety Levels Between Wide-Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet and General Anesthesia With Tourniquet in Excision of Wrist Ganglions
Excision of wrist ganglions is a common procedure in hand surgery. Our objective was to determine whether the type of anesthesia (general anesthesia [GA] vs wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet [WALANT] technique) would affect patient satisfaction regarding intraoperative pain control, postoperative pain management, and anxiety.Wide-Awake Hand Surgery Has Its Benefits: A Study of 1,011 Patients
Wide-awake local anesthesia with no tourniquet has dramatically changed hand surgery practice. Using lidocaine with epinephrine and no tourniquet has allowed many procedures to be moved from the main operating room to an in-office procedure room. Previous studies have shown that using local anesthesia is safe and cost effective, with high patient satisfaction. This study evaluated patient satisfaction and complications for the first 1,011 elective hand surgeries performed using wide-awake anesthesia in an in-office procedure room.Successful Boutonniere Reconstruction With Wide-Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet
In this retrospective study, we evaluated the results of central slip reconstruction with a modified Snow’s technique under wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet.Usefulness of Wide-Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet Surgery to Decide on Tendon Transfer Versus Grafting in Chronic Flexor Tendon Rupture
We investigated the clinical outcomes of flexor tendon reconstruction for chronic rupture of the flexor tendon based on an evaluation of the voluntary active contraction distance (ACD) of the ruptured musculotendinous unit and changes in intraoperative total active motion (TAM) that could only be observed during wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) surgery.Technique of Wide-Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet Injection for a Transradial Forearm Amputation in an Ischemic Hand
A 48-year-old man with drug addiction presented with gangrene of the right hand following an inadvertent intra-arterial administration of crushed dihydrocodeine tartrate (DF 118) tablets (GlaxoSmithKline S.A.) dissolved in water; the solution was injected into his right antecubital fossa. After 3 weeks of pain, paresthesia, and cyanosis, his right hand became gangrenous. We performed a right forearm amputation by use of the wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet technique. After surgery, his wound healed well, and he was successfully fitted with a hand prosthesis.Triggering Thumb Is Not Always a Trigger Thumb
Although rare, the thumb can trigger because of de Quervain disease. An 18-year-old woman presented with painful triggering during thumb movements. Physical examination revealed locking upon thumb extension and painful snapping upon thumb flexion, with tenderness over the first extensor compartment. During the ultrasonography examination, the extensor pollicis brevis tendon snapped with a jerky movement. According to intraoperative active movement under wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet, only the extensor pollicis brevis tendon subcompartment was released, and the snapping was resolved.Application of WALANT in Diaphyseal Plating of Forearm Fractures: An Observational Study
Wide-Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet (WALANT) is a novel anesthesia technique in distal radius and ankle fracture fixation. However, to date, there are limited studies in diaphyseal plating of forearm fractures under WALANT. This research is to study the feasibility of the use of WALANT technique in plating of diaphyseal fractures of the forearm as well as peri-operative outcomes.The Impact of Intraoperative Nursing Care on Perioperative Complications During Wide-Awake Local Anesthesia Hand Surgery
The wide-awake local anesthesia technique in hand surgery is widely used, but there are currently no guidelines or protocols for the number of operating room personnel required to optimize patient safety intraoperatively. This study aimed to evaluate perioperative complication rates of wide-awake local anesthesia hand surgeries performed at surgery centers that used different numbers of operating room nurses.
