Your browser doesn't support javascript.
BENEFITS OF THE WALANT TECHNIQUE AGAINST THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
Alves, Rafael Saleme; Consoni, Daniel Alexandre Pereira; Fernandes, Pedro Henrique Oliveira; Sasaki, Sandra Umeda; Zaia, Isabella Martins; Santos, Sofia Brandão Dos; Sato, Monica Akemi.
  • Alves RS; Hospital IFOR, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil.
  • Consoni DAP; Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil.
  • Fernandes PHO; Hospital IFOR, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil.
  • Sasaki SU; Hospital IFOR, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil.
  • Zaia IM; Hospital Sírio Libanês, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • Santos SBD; Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • Sato MA; Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Acta Ortop Bras ; 29(5): 274-276, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1463352
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

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.
RESUMO

OBJECTIVE:

Avaliar a experiência dos serviços privado e público de saúde com o procedimento WALANT frente à pandemia COVID-19.

MÉTODOS:

Trata-se de um estudo longitudinal retrospectivo, multicêntrico, de casos de cirurgia de mão submetidos à técnica WALANT nos hospitais Dr. Radamés Nardini e IFOR, durante a pandemia da COVID-19, em agosto de 2020. Como parâmetro, foi aplicada a Escala Verbal de Dor para 20 pacientes referente ao pré-operatório, intra-operatório e no pós-operatório.

RESULTADOS:

Os pacientes não sentiram nenhuma dor durante a cirurgia, tendo a técnica anestésica de mostrado eficaz.

CONCLUSÃO:

Pelas análises, foi possível considerar segura e benéfica a técnica WALANT diante da pandemia da COVID-19, que apresenta o diferencial de ser aplicada por um cirurgião ortopédico especialista em mão bem treinado. Nível de Evidência IV, Série de Casos.
Keywords

Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Cohort study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Acta Ortop Bras Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 1413-785220212905244505

Similar

MEDLINE

...
LILACS

LIS


Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Cohort study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Acta Ortop Bras Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 1413-785220212905244505