Wide awake technique versus local anesthesia with tourniquet application for minor orthopedic hand surgery: A prospective clinical trial

• Main Authors: Ruxasagulwong S., Kraisarin J., Sananpanich K.
• Format: Article
• Published: Medical Association of Thailand 2015
• Subjects: Medicine (all)
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84924283308&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38413
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2015, Medical Association of Thailand. All rights reserved. Background: Most minor hand operations can be performed with local anesthesia and tourniquet. Some literature supports this concept based on the believe that the “patient can tolerate it”. Nowadays, the wide-awake technique with epinephri...