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WAFER trial: a study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial comparing wide-awake local anaesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) to general and regional anaesthesia with tourniquet for flexor tendon repair

INTRODUCTION: Flexor tendons are traditionally repaired under either general anaesthesia (GA) or regional anaesthesia (RA), allowing for the use of an arm tourniquet to minimise blood loss and establish a bloodless surgical field. However, the use of tourniquets exposes the patient to certain risks,...

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Autores principales: Kanapathy, Muholan, Faderani, Ryan, Bray, Juliette, Dehbi, Hakim-Moulay, Panca, Monica, Vindrola-Padros, Cecilia, Prasad, Anjana, Burr, Nicola, Williams, Norman R, Al-Ajam, Yazan, Bhat, Waseem, Wong, Jason, Mosahebi, Afshin, Nikkhah, Dariush
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10462963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37640464
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075440