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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

open access: yesBMC 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   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The mid‐term and long‐term effects of tourniquet use in total knee arthroplasty: systematic review

open access: yesJournal 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Toe-tourniquet syndrome: A rare potentially devastating entity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Toe-tourniquet syndrome is a rare and commonly misdiagnosed condition caused by a hair or a fiber wrapped around digits (fingers and toes). A four months baby girl who was crying and presented with redness and swelling at her 2nd and 3rd toes of right ...
Atif M   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Impact of time and distance on outcomes following tourniquet use in civilian and military settings: A scoping review

open access: yes, 2023
Background: The last two decades have seen the reintroduction of tourniquets into guidelines for the management of acute limb trauma requiring hemorrhage control.
Williamson, Frances   +4 more
core   +1 more source

A unique case of a digital tourniquet in ichthyosis vulgaris

open access: yesJPRAS Open, 2020
We report a unique case of a digital tourniquet in a patient with ichthyosis vulgaris. We have identified no previous case reports documenting the occurrence of a digital tourniquet in patients caused by this condition.
L.F. McClymont, M. Ng
doaj   +1 more source

The neural tourniquet [PDF]

open access: yesBioelectronic Medicine, 2014
Bioelectronic medicine aims to understand and harness the beneficial effects of the nervous system and neural circuits to diagnose, treat and prevent disease. For example, targeted electrical stimulation devices can recapitulate endogenous neural signaling and control debilitating symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy.
Jason R. Fritz, Jared M. Huston
openaire   +1 more source

Questioning the use of tourniquets in carpal tunnel surgery and determining ideal level

open access: yesMedicine 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

The Influence of Usage of Tourniquet in Total Knee Arthroplasty on Serum Ischemia Modified Albumin Levels

open access: yes, 2020
Objective:Ischaemia-modified albumin (IMA) has frequently been studied in recent years in ischaemia-based studies. In this study, IMA changes and postoperative pain were investigated in patients who underwent tourniquet and non-tourniquet knee ...
Ömer Faruk ERKOÇAK   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Postoperative Tourniquet Pain in Patients Undergoing Foot and Ankle Surgery

open access: yesFoot & Ankle Orthopaedics, 2018
Category: Other Introduction/Purpose: The tourniquet is commonly used in orthopedic surgeries on the upper and lower extremities to reduce blood loss, improve visualization, and expedite the surgical procedure.
Ashish Shah MD   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Infant Case with Hair-Thread Tourniquet Syndrome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Strangulation of the limbs by wrapping them with hair or thread leads to a syndrome called hair-thread tourniquet syndrome. If early diagnosis and correct treatment is not performed, it may result in loss of the affected tissues.
Fatih İşleyen, Mehmet Tekin
core   +1 more source

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