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Tourniquets used in peripheral venipuncture as a potential vehicle for transmission of microorganisms: scoping review

Infectio, 2020
Introduction: The tourniquet used in venipuncture appears as a potential vehicle for the transmission of microorganisms that interferes with safety and the quality of clinical services.
Anabela Salgueiro-Oliveira
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Silicone ring tourniquet could be a substitute for a conventional tourniquet in total knee arthroplasty with a longer surgical field: a prospective comparative study in simultaneous total knee arthroplasty

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2023
Introduction This study aimed to compare the clinical outcomes of silicon ring tourniquets and conventional pneumatic tourniquets in total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
Tae sung Lee, Kwan Kyu Park, Byung Woo Cho, Woo-Suk Lee, Hyuck Min Kwon   +4 more
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Comparison of bolus administration effects of lidocaine on preventing tourniquet-induced hypertension in patients undergoing general anesthesia: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 2022
Background This study assessed the effect of a single bolus administration of lidocaine on the prevention of tourniquet-induced hypertension (TIH) and compared the effect of lidocaine to that of ketamine in patients undergoing general anesthesia. Methods
Ji WooK Kim, A Ran Lee, Eun Sun Park, Min Su Yun, Sung Won Ryu, Uk Gwan Kim, Dong Hee Kang, Ju Deok Kim   +7 more
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Use of Foley's catheter as a tourniquet for the management of vascular lesion of lip in Mowat-Wilson syndrome

Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 2021
Background: Vascular malformation of lower lip is a very rare anomaly. The lesion leads to facial asymmetry, difficulty in speech and eating and drooling of saliva.
Rajeev Pandey, Sanjeev Kumar, Jitender Kumar, Varun Arya, Rishabh Thakker, Minerva Singh   +5 more
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Tourniquet-induced nerve compression injuries are caused by high pressure levels and gradients – a review of the evidence to guide safe surgical, pre-hospital and blood flow restriction usage

BMC Biomedical Engineering, 2020
Tourniquets in orthopaedic surgery safely provide blood free surgical fields, but their use is not without risk. Tourniquets can result in temporary or permanent injury to underlying nerves, muscles, blood vessels and soft tissues.
Bassam A. Masri, Andrew Eisen, Clive P. Duncan, James A. McEwen   +3 more
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Lessons Learned From the Battlefield and Applicability to Veterinary Medicine—Part 1: Hemorrhage Control

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
In humans, the leading cause of potentially preventable death on the modern battlefield is undoubtedly exsanguination from massive hemorrhage. The US military and allied nations have devoted enormous effort to combat hemorrhagic shock and massive ...
Thomas H. Edwards, Michael A. Dubick, Lee Palmer, Anthony E. Pusateri   +3 more
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Change of QT variability index during general anesthesia [PDF]

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2016
BackgroundThe QT variability index (QTVI)–a non-invasive measure of beat-to-beat QT interval (QTI) fluctuations–is related to myocardial repolarization lability. The QTVI represents the relationship between QTI and the RR interval.
In Young Huh, Dae-Young Kim, Minha Sung, Minhyun Lee, Soon Eun Park   +4 more
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Technical Challenges When Performing Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Intravenous Placement in Children. [PDF]

Paediatr Anaesth
ABSTRACT Ultrasound (US) guidance has become an essential skill for peripheral intravenous (PIV) placement in children. It may be used as a primary approach or as a rescue technique after failed attempts, particularly in children with difficult intravenous access (DiVA).
Moustaqim-Barrette M, Riehm L, Parra D, Munshey F.   +3 more
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Efficacy of leupeptin in treating ischemia in a rat hind limb model

Physiological Reports, 2022
Prolonged tourniquet use can lead to tissue ischemia and can cause progressive muscle and nerve injuries. Such injuries are accompanied by calpain activation and subsequent Wallerian‐like degeneration.
Mikhail Gurevich, Kari Iocolano, Irene Nozal Martin, Gurtej Singh, Sami U. Khan, Duc T. Bui, Alexander B. Dagum, David E. Komatsu   +7 more
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Design and development of unstuck tourniquet

Medisains, 2023
Background: Existing tourniquets often get stuck, so innovation is needed to develop unstuck tourniquets. Technic: The result of the development of the tourniquet is only to modify the location of the locking system.
Isty Alifurochmah, Endiyono Endiyono
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