WIDE-AWAKE LOCAL ANESTHESIA NO TOURNIQUET (WALANT) HAND SURGERY

Course overview

WIDE-AWAKE LOCAL ANESTHESIA NO TOURNIQUET (WALANT) IS A SURGICAL TECHNIQUE THAT RELIES ON LOCAL ANESTHETIC AND HEMOSTATIC AGENTS TO PROVIDE CONDITIONS SUITABLE FOR HAND SURGERY WITHOUT SEDATION AND TOURNIQUET. ALSO KNOWN AS WALANT, IT CAN BE PERFORMED IN THE OPERATING ROOM OR IN AN AMBULATORY SETTING, SUCH AS THE OFFICE, TO TREAT CONDITIONS COMMONLY AFFECTING THE UPPER EXTREMITY, ESPECIALLY THE HAND. IT PROVIDES A MULTITUDE OF BENEFITS, INCLUDING IMPROVED PATIENT SAFETY AND ACCESS TO SURGICAL CARE. THIS ACTIVITY DISCUSSES THE INDICATIONS, PHYSIOLOGY, TECHNIQUE, AND CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE WALANT TECHNIQUE FOR UPPER EXTREMITY SURGERY.