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Tourniquetless Total Knee Arthroplasty With Modern Perioperative Protocols Decreases Pain and Opioid Consumption in Women [PDF]

, 2018
Background This study examined whether a modern total knee arthroplasty (TKA) protocol without a tourniquet results in less patient-reported pain and in-hospital opioid consumption compared to TKA with a tourniquet.
Dilley, Julian E., Hood, Mark, Jr., Kheir, Michael M., Meneghini, R. Michael, Ziemba-Davis, Mary   +4 more
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The mid‐term and long‐term effects of tourniquet use in total knee arthroplasty: systematic review

Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics, 2022
Purpose A tourniquet is routinely used during total knee arthroplasty (TKA) to reduce intra‐operative hemorrhage, though surgery without a tourniquet is becoming popular.
Wardah Rafaqat, Sudhesh Kumar, Tashfeen Ahmad, Zul Qarnain, Khalid Saeed Khan, Riaz Hussain Lakdawala   +5 more
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Tourniquet use in routine primary total knee arthroplasty is associated with a higher transfusion rate and longer postoperative length of stay: a real-world study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2020
Background In an enhanced recovery after surgery program, a growing number of orthopedists are reconsidering the necessity of tourniquet use in total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
Hong Xu, Jingli Yang, Jinwei Xie, Zeyu Huang, Qiang Huang, Guorui Cao, Fuxing Pei   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Real time measurement of intramuscular pH during routine knee arthroscopy using a tourniquet: a preliminary study

Bone & Joint Research, 2021
Aims: Tourniquets have potential adverse effects including postoperative thigh pain, likely caused by their ischaemic and possible compressive effects.
David R. W. MacDonald, David W. Neilly, Kirsten E. Elliott, Alan J. Johnstone   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preventing pain on injection of propofol: A comparison between lignocaine pre-treatment and lignocaine added to propofol [PDF]

, 2004
Publisher's copy made available with the permission of the publisherA randomized double-blind study compared two methods of preventing the pain from injection of propofol, lignocaine pre-treatment followed by propofol and lignocaine added to propofol ...
Barker P., Fletcher G.C., Mangar D., McCullough M.J., Picard P., Scott R.P., Stark R.D., Tan C.H., Valtonen M., Valtonen M.   +9 more
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Use of a tourniquet is not associated with increased risk of venous thromboembolism after fast-track total knee arthroplasty: a prospective multicenter cohort study of 16,250 procedures

Acta Orthopaedica, 2023
Background and purpose: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a serious postoperative complication after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Use of a tourniquet has shown conflicting results for risk of VTE after TKA. We aimed to investigate the associated risk of
Pelle Baggesgaard Petersen, Mette Mikkelsen, Christoffer Calov Jørgensen, Andreas Kappel, Anders Troelsen, Henrik Kehlet, Kirill Gromov   +6 more
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Relationship between Tourniquet Pressure and a Cross-Section Area of Superficial Vein of Forearm [PDF]

, 2012
This study investigated the appropriate tourniquet pressure (TP) and duration of tourniquet application for venipuncture by calculating the venous cross-section (VCS) area on ultrasonography.
Ichimura, Mika, Matsumura, Yuko, Mori, Masaharu, Murakami, Naoki, Sasaki, Shinsuke   +4 more
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Questioning the use of tourniquets in carpal tunnel surgery and determining ideal level

Medicine Science, 2017
Our aim was to determine if tourniquet use was a requirement in CTS release surgery, by evaluating patients in which tourniquets were used at different levels and patients in which tourniquets were not used during surgery.
Cengiz Aldemir, Fatih Duygun
doaj   +1 more source

Incidence and factors influencing tourniquet pain

Chinese Journal of Traumatology, 2021
Purpose: The use of tourniquet in orthopedic surgery facilitates operation by establishing a bloodless surgical field. However, many complications following the use of tourniquets have been reported. Tourniquet pain is the most common complication.
Krithika Kamath, Surendra Umesh Kamath, Purnachandra Tejaswi   +2 more
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Intra-operative blood salvage in total hip and knee arthroplasty [PDF]

, 2016
Purpose To review records of 371 patients who underwent total hip or knee arthroplasty (THA or TKA) with intra-operative blood salvage to determine the allogeneic blood transfusion rate and the predictors for allogeneic blood transfusion. Methods Records
Beller, Elaine, Dan, Michael, Liu, David, Martos, Sara Martinez   +3 more
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