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Open source tourniquet tester

, 2023
This project is a collaboration between Western University's FAST lab, Open Source Medical Supplies and Glia to make an open source tourniquet tester, validate Glia's tourniquet designs, and provide mechanical testing.
Dawei Liu, Victoria Jaqua, Joshua M. Pearce   +2 more
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Intrathecal glutamate release during hindlimb tourniquet inflation and femoral artery occlusion in rats

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2013
A tourniquet is commonly used in limb surgery. Tourniquet inflation after a period of time may produce painful sensation. While the mechanisms of tourniquet-induced pain are still unknown, two components, pressure and ischemia, have been proposed.
Chen-Hwan Cherng, Chih-Shung Wong, Ching-Tang Wu, Chun-Chang Yeh   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A comparison of thrombosis in total knee arthroplasty with and without a tourniquet: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2021
Background Tourniquets are widely used in total knee arthroplasty (TKA), but the issue of their safety remains controversial. Previous studies have focused on TKA blood loss, duration of surgery, and hemostatic drugs.
Jia Xie, Hao Yu, Fangyuan Wang, Juehua Jing, Jun Li   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Tourniquet use for knee replacement surgery [PDF]

, 2020
Background Many surgeons prefer to perform total knee replacement surgery with the aid of a tourniquet. A tourniquet is an occlusive device that restricts distal blood flow to help create a bloodless field during the procedure.
Ahmed, Imran, Seers, Kate, Parsons, Helen, Price, Andrew J., Chawla, Amit, Warwick, Jane, Wall, Peter D. H., Underwood, Martin, Hutchinson, Charles E., Price, Andrew J, Metcalfe, Andrew J., Hutchinson, Charles, Metcalfe, Andrew, Wall, Peter DH   +13 more
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Tourniquet pressure settings based on limb occlusion pressure determination or arterial occlusion pressure estimation in total knee arthroplasty? A prospective, randomized, double blind trial

Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 2018
Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the limb occlusion pressure (LOP) determination and arterial occlusion pressure (AOP) estimation methods for tourniquet pressure setting in adult patients undergoing knee arthroplasty under combined spinal ...
Bahattin Tuncali, Hakan Boya, Zeynep Kayhan, Sukru Arac   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hemostatic effect of tourniquet combined with tranexamic acid in total knee arthroplasty: a network meta-analysis

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2020
Background There are various techniques to reduce blood loss in total knee arthroplasty (TKA), including the use of a tourniquet and tranexamic acid (TXA).
Yimin Zhang, Bao Lang, Guifeng Zhao, Fengming Wang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hair Tourniquet of the Uvula

Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2022
Hair tourniquet syndrome (HTS) is a condition, where a strand of hair encircles the base of an appendage. We report a rare case of HTS of the uvula and review relevant literature.
Rahul Dey, M M Zameer, C Vinay, Sanjay Rao   +3 more
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AN IMPROVED TOURNIQUET. [PDF]

The Lancet, 1912
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openaire   +1 more source

Effect of tourniquet application on cement penetration in primary total knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis

Arthroplasty, 2021
Background Tourniquet application is expected to improve surgery exposure and cementation process in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) but its effectiveness remains controversial and needs to be further explored.
Shuxin Yao, Weijie Zhang, Jianbing Ma, Jianpeng Wang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source