A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Comparing WALANT to Traditional Anesthesia in Hand Surgery
WALANT is a safe and effective alternative to the non-WALANT techniques, including tourniquet-assisted local or general anesthesia method for upper limb surgeries, offering significant pain reduction that exceeds the MCID intraoperatively.
Authors
- Fadi Bouri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4000-8387)
- Elisabet Hagert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6667-2593)
- Ashraf T. Hantouly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8442-9768)
- Mohammad Muneer
- Abdulaziz Farooq
- Jad Lawand
Institutions
- Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital (QA)
- Hamad Medical Corporation (QA)
- The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (US)
- Qatar University (QA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Published
- 2025-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000012770
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00