Title |
Safety and efficacy of a new tourniquet system
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Published in |
BMC Surgery, August 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2482-12-17 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Junko Sato, Yoshinori Ishii, Hideo Noguchi, Mitsuhiro Takeda |
Abstract |
In upper limb surgery, the pneumatic tourniquet is an essential tool to provide a clean, bloodless surgical field, improving visualization of anatomical structures and preventing iatrogenic failure. Optimal inflation pressure to accomplish these objects without injuring normal tissue and inducing complications is not yet established. Use of the minimum tourniquet pressure necessary to produce a bloodless surgical field is preferable in order to prevent injury to normal tissue. Various methods have been implemented in an effort to lower effective cuff pressure. The purpose of this study is to report clinical experience with a new tourniquet system in which pressure is synchronized with systolic blood pressure (SBP) using a vital information monitor. |
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