local infiltration anaesthesia
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2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-210
Author(s):  
Andrzej Żyluk ◽  
Zbigniew Szlosser

Local infiltration anaesthesia with a bloodless operation field (WALANT) allows for performing hand surgery without a tourniquet. This effect is obtained through an injection of greater than standard volume of the anaesthetic solution composed of lignocaine and adrenaline. The addition of adrenaline induces spasm of small arteries within the infiltration area, which inhibits bleeding and allows visualization of most of the subtle but important structures in the hand and fingers. This article presents a method of preparation of the anaesthetic solution and the technique of anaesthesia for several common procedures in hand surgery. In 2019, our centre performed 340 operations under WALANT anaesthesia, with no serious complications observed. Data from the literature are presented showing that this technique is attracting increasing popularity worldwide. Our centre was the first in Poland to introduce the WALANT method to hand surgery.


2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 255-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Kastelik ◽  
Michael Fuchs ◽  
Michael Krämer ◽  
Ralf F. Trauzeddel ◽  
Martin Ertmer ◽  
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