Infection Rate Comparison during Transition from Hospital to Office WALANT Enabled by Virtual Reality

Conclusions: This narrative study concurs with the current literature that WALANT in the office setting is as safe as the hospital OR-based procedures for selected elective cases. By transitioning suitable cases from the OR to the OPR, a surgeon’s overall infection rate should not change.
Source: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: Hand: Original Article Source Type: research