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March 6, 2026Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Diseases/Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Disease

The value proposition of wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet surgery in the upper extremity

Hillary Campbell Omri Ayalon

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To evaluate the advantages of using wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) in upper extremity surgeries.
Analyzed outcomes of wide-awake surgery for upper extremity procedures.
Compared patient satisfaction and recovery times with traditional anesthesia methods.
WALANT improved patient comfort during hand surgery.
Reduced recovery time reported by patients using WALANT technique.

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This analysis shows benefits of WALANT technique for hand surgery, indicating improved patient comfort and outcomes.

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Level V.Key Words: wide-awake surgery, WALANT, upper extremity surgery, hand surgery.

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Campbell et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69acc5b032b0ef16a405034f https://doi.org/10.1097/bh9.0000000000000044

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