Indications and Early Outcomes of "Wide awake Local Anaesthesia no Tourniquet" (WALANT) Among Patient Undergoing Surgical procedures at Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania. (Record no. 28111)

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control field CUHAS/MMED/6000438/T/20
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Qualifying information Wurzburg Road 35, Premises, Post Code: 33102 |
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Source P. O. Box 1464 Mwanza, Tanzania |
Source Phone: (255) 28-298-3384 |
Source Fax: (255) 28-298-3386 |
Source Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz |
Source Website: www.bugando.ac.tz |
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Language code of text/sound track or separate title English
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Fuller form of name Ally R Mohammed
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Title Indications and Early Outcomes of "Wide awake Local Anaesthesia no Tourniquet" (WALANT) Among Patient Undergoing Surgical procedures at Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania.
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. Mwanza, Tanzania |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS-Bugando] |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2023.
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Extent Pages xii; 74
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Summary, etc. Abstract:<br/><br/>Background: The “Wide Awake Local Anaesthesia No Tourniquet” (WALANT) technique is gaining popularity in plastic, orthopedic, and general surgery due to its benefits. This study aims to determine indications and early outcomes of WALANT among surgical patients at Bugando Medical Centre. As improving overall surgical management at Bugando Medical Centre. <br/><br/>Methods: This was a prospective longitudinal study to determine indication and early outcomes of WALANT among patients undergoing surgical procedures at Bugando Medical Centre from April to July 2023. This study involved 91 patients aged from 12 years and above undergoing plastic, orthopaedics and general surgical procedures at Bugando Medical Centre. This mean age of 41 years who underwent surgical procedures our setting. Structured questionnaires were used to obtain operative information, VAS was used to obtain intra operative pain score.<br/><br/>Result: The most common indication for using WALANT was surgeon’s preference (65/91, 70%). The most common procedure done was sloughectomy (16/91, 17.6%) and the least common procedure was colostomy (1/91, 1.1%). Intraoperative VAS score range from 0 to 4 with a mean 1.1 (±0.39). Of the participants (88/91, 97%) had no any complication post-operative. The most common postoperative complication was tachycardia (2/91, 2.2%). The level of satisfaction was associated with length of hospital stay by chi-square with a p-value of 0.00. <br/><br/>Conclusion: The WALANT technique can be performed as best alternative type of Anaesthesia for both minor and major surgeries with minimum pain score, high client satisfaction rate, minimum risk of infection and significant low hospital stay. <br/>
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General subdivision General Surgery
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Fuller form of name Vihar Rajendra Kotecha
Fuller form of name Francis Tegete
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Public note A Dissertation to Be Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of The Requirement for The Award of Degree of Master of Medicine in Surgery at Catholic University of Health and Allied Science.
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