Tourniquet pressure: The effect of limb circumference and systolic blood pressure
- 1 June 1985
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)
- Vol. 10 (2) , 142-144
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0266-7681(85)90002-6
Abstract
Complications attributable to direct pressure may result from the use of pneumatic tourniquets during surgical procedures. Traditional estimates have determined the pressures employed rather than the minimal pressure necessary to produce a bloodless field.Keywords
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