One Stop Wide Awake surgery

One Stop Wide Awake (OSWA) is a surgical model^[1] which was initially developed for hand surgery in the United Kingdom. It is recognized as effective by the Royal Society of Medicine.

The model centres on complete surgical care within one management stop, and with reduced risks due to the avoidance of general anesthesia, regional anaesthesia, sedation, and tourniquets. This approach to surgery is particularly cost-effective and efficient. It enables complex procedures such as for Dupuytren's contracture to be performed as outpatient procedures under local anaesthesia.

With the changes in UK healthcare commissioning and the evolution from primary care trusts to clinical commissioning groups from 2013, this model of surgery is likely to be increasingly important, and may secure the funding of some NHS surgical services.

References

^ Hoffman, Jan (March 25, 2017). "Going Under the Knife, With Eyes and Ears Wide Open". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-09-11.

Bismil, M.; Bismil, Q.; Harding, D.; Harris, P.; Lamyman, E.; Sansby, L. (18 April 2012). "Transition to total one-stop wide-awake hand surgery service-audit: a retrospective review". JRSM Short Reports. 3 (4): 23. doi:10.1258/shorts.2012.012019. PMC 3375846. PMID 22715424.
Bismil, QMK.; Bismil, M.; Bismil, A.; Neathey, J.; Gadd, J.; Roberts, S.; Brewster, J. (July 2012). "The development of one-stop wide-awake dupuytren's fasciectomy service: a retrospective review". JRSM Short Reports. 3 (7): 48. doi:10.1258/shorts.2012.012050. PMC 3422854. PMID 22908029.

[1] Hoffman, Jan (March 25, 2017). "Going Under the Knife, With Eyes and Ears Wide Open". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-09-11.

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