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Perioperative Considerations in Osteogenesis Imperfecta: A 20-Year Experience with the Use of Blood Pressure Cuffs, Arterial Lines, and Tourniquets

open access: yesChildren, 2020
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a rare genetic connective-tissue disorder with bone fragility. To avoid iatrogenic fractures, healthcare providers have traditionally avoided using non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) cuffs and extremity tourniquets in the ...
Kirsten E. Ross   +3 more
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Comparison of the preventive effects of pretreatment of lidocaine with a tourniquet and a premixed injection of lidocaine on propofol-LCT/MCT injection pain [PDF]

open access: yesKorean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2014
BackgroundLidocaine has been used widely to prevent propofol injection pain. Various methods of administration exist, such as lidocaine premixed with propofol or lidocaine pretreatment using a tourniquet, but it is unclear which method of lidocaine ...
Hyo Jin Byon   +6 more
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Development and Characterization of a Self-Tightening Tourniquet System

open access: yesSensors, 2022
Uncontrolled hemorrhage remains a leading cause of death in both emergency and military medicine. Tourniquets are essential to stopping hemorrhage in these scenarios, but they suffer from subjective, inconsistent application.
Saul J. Vega   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improving the cementation of the tibial component in knee arthroplasty: a study of four techniques in the cadaver

open access: yesBone & Joint Research, 2021
Aims: The main objective of this study is to analyze the penetration of bone cement in four different full cementation techniques of the tibial tray.
Juan Ramón Rodríguez-Collell   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of bleeding control course for health‐care providers in Japan

open access: yesAcute Medicine & Surgery, 2021
Aim The Bleeding Control Basic (BCon) course was developed by the American College of Surgeons to teach laypeople and health‐care providers (HCPs) how to stop life‐threatening bleeding. The first BCon course in Japan was held for HCPs in July 2018.
Koji Morishita   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Metagenomic Analysis of Bacterial Diversity on Reusable Tourniquets in Hospital Environments

open access: yesApplied Sciences
Background: Reusable tourniquets are commonly used to aid venipuncture and blood collection. However, inadequate disinfection may lead to bacterial contamination and increase the risk of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).
Julia Szymczyk   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effect of tourniquet padding on the efficiency of tourniquets of the upper limb [PDF]

open access: yesThe Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume, 2007
We report the effect of padding on the efficiency of the pneumatic tourniquet for the upper limb. Varying thicknesses of two commercially-available types of orthopaedic padding (Cellona and Velband) were applied to the arms of 20 volunteers, with three pressure transducers placed directly beneath the padding.
B. V. Somanchi   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Tips for Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Reconstruction without the Tourniquet

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Ortopedia, 2021
The arthroscopic reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament is a common surgery performed by the orthopedic surgeons willing to restore the knee stability of physically active patients.
Iberê Pereira Datti
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