WAFER trial: a study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial comparing wide-awake local anaesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) to general and regional anaesthesia with tourniquet for flexor tendon repair.
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- 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075440
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- 2023 Aug 28
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075440,
title = {WAFER trial: a study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial comparing wide-awake local anaesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) to general and regional anaesthesia with tourniquet for flexor tendon repair.},
author = {Kanapathy M and Faderani R and Bray J and Dehbi HM and Panca M and Vindrola-Padros C and Prasad A and Burr N and Williams NR and Al-Ajam Y and Bhat W and Wong J and Mosahebi A and Nikkhah D},
year = {2023},
journal = {BMJ open},
doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075440},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075440}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - WAFER trial: a study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial comparing wide-awake local anaesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) to general and regional anaesthesia with tourniquet for flexor tendon repair. AU - Kanapathy M AU - Faderani R AU - Bray J AU - Dehbi HM AU - Panca M AU - Vindrola-Padros C AU - Prasad A AU - Burr N AU - Williams NR AU - Al-Ajam Y AU - Bhat W AU - Wong J AU - Mosahebi A AU - Nikkhah D PY - 2023 JO - BMJ open DO - 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075440 UR - https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075440 ER -
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M, K., R, F., J, B., HM, D., M, P., C, V., A, P., N, B., NR, W., Y, A., W, B., J, W., A, M., & D, N. (2023). WAFER trial: a study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial comparing wide-awake local anaesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) to general and regional anaesthesia with tourniquet for flexor tendon repair.. BMJ open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075440
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