WALANT in Hand Trauma Surgery: Safety and Efficacy
Wide Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet facilitates faster treatment of emergency hand surgery cases while maintaining equivalent quality of care compared to general/plexus anesthesia. This study highlights the time efficiency and safety of WALANT in emergency settings, supporting its broader application.
Authors
- Mark Fricke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1884-8600)
- Nico Leibig
- Steffen U. Eisenhardt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4471-3160)
- Cam Tu Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3838-0543)
- Ayla Antonia Hohenstein
- Roman Matros
Institutions
- University Medical Center Freiburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hand
- Published
- 2026-04-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/15589447261437818
- Primary Topic
- Surgical Sutures and Adhesives
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00