Tourniquet in knee surgery
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
The effects of tourniquet on intraocular pressure during knee surgery.
BACKGROUND In this prospective study we aimed at examining the effects of pneumatic tourniquet on intraocular pressure during elective knee surgery. METHOD Twenty patients undergoing elective knee surgery under general anesthesia with tracheal intubation were inluded the study. Anesthesia was induced with pentothal, rocuronium and fentanyl, then maintained with sevoflurane and nitrous oxide i...
متن کاملThe tourniquet in surgery.
The early development of the tourniquet is bound up with the operation of amputation. It was only about a hundred years ago that the tourniquet was first used in other operations on the limbs. The introduction of the “ bloodless field “ is a landmark in the development of orthopaedic operative technique, and it is interesting to recall how this came about. There is evidence that limbs were ampu...
متن کاملEffects of Tourniquet in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Tourniquet has long been used in TKA (Total Knee Arthroplasty) as the other orthopedic procedures for decreasing operation time and blood loss, providing better visualization of anatomic structures. While having much more advantages, these devices have a potential of serious complications, so they must be used with adequate knowledge and attention. Paralysis, compression neuropathy, compartment...
متن کاملTourniquet versus No Tourniquet Use in Knee Videoarthroscopy: a Multicentric, Prospective, Double-blind, Randomized Clinical Trial
UNLABELLED To evaluate whether, by using an arthropump (irrigation equipment with pressure sensor), pneumatic tourniquet use could interfere with the duration of surgery, recovery of movement and joint volume in patients who underwent knee videoarthroscopy for partial meniscectomy. METHODS 103 patients divided randomly into two groups regarding use or nonuse of a pneumatic tourniquet were eva...
متن کاملTourniquet-Related Iatrogenic Femoral Nerve Palsy after Knee Surgery: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Purpose. Tourniquet-induced nerve injuries have been reported in the literature, but even if electromyography abnormalities in knee surgery are frequent, only two cases of permanent femoral nerve palsies have been reported, both after prolonged tourniquet time. We report a case of tourniquet-related permanent femoral nerve palsy after knee surgery. Case Report. We report a case of a 58-year-old...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Medical Bulletin
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0007-1420,1471-8391
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldu012