Performing Hand Surgery Under Local Anesthesia Without a Tourniquet in China.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.hcl.2017.04.013.
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Abstract
In China, wide-awake surgeries are increasingly used by surgeons in a growing number of hospitals for hand and upper extremity surgeries. Experience suggests that wide-awake surgery is safe, economical, and patient-friendly, optimizing hospital resource allocation and increasing efficiency. This article discusses which procedures are most suitable, variations in procedures, departmental impacts, and future direction.
Medical subject headings
- Anesthesia, Local
- Hand
- Tourniquets
Anatomy
- hand
- wrist