Wide Awake Hand Surgery and Therapy Tips, Second Edition – This eBook is a comprehensive guide on the WALANT (Wide Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet) technique, a revolutionary approach in hand surgery. Authored by Donald H. Lalonde and a group of international hand surgeons, it details the latest advancements in WALANT, demonstrating how this technique has transformed hand surgery for both patients and surgeons.
Key Features of the eBook:
WALANT Technique: Explains the WALANT approach, which eliminates the need for preoperative testing, sedation, and monitoring in upper and lower limb surgery.
Improved Patient Outcomes: Demonstrates how WALANT leads to better outcomes in surgeries like tendon repair, tendon transfer, and finger fracture surgery, as it allows patients to move reconstructed parts during the procedure.
Reduced Risks and Costs: Highlights how eliminating sedation decreases risks, increases safety, and reduces costs, especially for simpler surgeries.
New Chapters and Therapy Tips: Features new chapters on upper and lower limb fracture plating and innovative hand therapy techniques facilitated by WALANT.
Pencil Test and Relative Motion Splinting: Introduces new strategies like the pencil test and relative motion splinting to resolve hand problems.
Implementation Strategies: Provides new strategies for implementing WALANT in hospital settings.
‘Wide Awake Hand Surgery and Therapy Tips, Second Edition’ is a must-have resource for hand surgeons, therapists, and allied nurses, aiming to prevent unnecessary costs and risks, reduce complications, and improve patient outcomes through the WALANT technique.
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