BENEFITS OF THE WALANT TECHNIQUE AGAINST THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Acta Ortopédica Brasileira

关键词: Local Anesthesia;    Covid-19;    Epinephrine;    Lidocaine;    Hand;    Carpal Tunnel Syndrome;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1413-785220212905244505

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACTObjective:Evaluate the experience of private and public health services with the WALANT procedure in the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods:This is a retrospective, multicenter longitudinal study gathering cases of hand surgery subjected to the WALANT technique in the Hospitals Dr. Radamés Nardini and IFOR during the COVID-19 pandemic (August 2020). As a parameter, the verbal numerical rating scale for twenty patients referring to the preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative periods was applied.Results:The patients did not feel any pain during surgery, which showed the efficiency of the anesthetic technique in its purpose.Conclusion:The results indicate the WALANT technique as beneficial when facing the COVID-19 pandemic, as the main differential of the technique is that it is applied by a well-trained orthopedic hand surgeon. Level of Evidence IV, Case Series.

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