What constitutes WALANT in modern hand surgery?
We read with great interest the trial by Virtos et al comparing Wide-Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet (WALANT) with ultrasound-guided axillary block (USGAB) for outpatient endoscopic carpal tunnel release (eCTR),[1][1] which provides robust evidence that WALANT is non-inferior to USGAB for eCTR
Authors
- Bram Keunen
- Kristof Nijs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5627-0665)
- Hassanin Ali Jalil
- Björn Stessel
- Marc Van de Velde
Institutions
- Jessa Hospital (BE)
- Hasselt University (BE)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2025-107540
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 39.15