Wide-Awake Hand surgery

Wide-awake surgery is a surgical procedure which not used tourniquet and any sedation by using the function of lidocaine epinephrine through tumescent injection technique. The biggest advantages wide-awake are prevention systemic risk general anesthesia surgeon can confirm result moving patient’s joint tendon during operation. But some modification may be beneficial for patient. For decreasing patient anxiety, low-grade sedative short-time use initial dissection operating site prevent unexpected complication.