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Evaluating new types of tourniquets by the Israeli Naval special warfare unit [PDF]
Disaster and Military Medicine, 2015 BACKGROUND: Extremity injuries, which accounts for 20% of all battlefield injuries, result in 7-9% of deaths during military activity. Silicone tourniquets were used, by the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) soldiers, for upper extremity and calf injuries ...
Eitan Heldenberg +3 more
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Time to reconsider the routine use of tourniquets in total knee arthroplasty surgery
The Bone & Joint Journal, 2021 Aims Many surgeons choose to perform total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgery with the aid of a tourniquet. A tourniquet is a device that fits around the leg and restricts blood flow to the limb.
I. Ahmed +9 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 Objective During total knee arthroplasty (TKA), tourniquet may negatively impact post-operative functional recovery. This study aimed at investigating the effects of tourniquet on pain and return to function.
Jian Zhao +9 more
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Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2021 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The aim of review was to describe and synthesise the evidence on the use of tourniquets to control haemorrhages, summarising both civilian and military use.
Pablo Román +5 more
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Safety and Blood Loss Associated With Tourniquets in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Cureus, 2021 Objective To measure total blood loss and safety of tourniquets, tourniquets during cementation, or no tourniquets during total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Methods This retrospective cohort study included 75 patients from King Khalid University Hospital in ...
Orfan Arafah +3 more
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