A safe and effective low pressure tourniquet. A prospective evaluation.
An unusually wide pneumatic tourniquet has recently become available; we provide a simple formula for its use with a low but effective inflation pressure. A prospective, randomised and controlled trial in 600 lower limb and 150 upper limb operations is reported. The wide tourniquet (12.5 cm) was as effective at low pressure as was a conventional tourniquet (9 cm) inflated to significantly higher pressures. Fewer patients suffered from painful paraesthesiae after operation using the broad, low-pressure tourniquet.
D000328:Adult; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011312:Pressure; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011897:Random Allocation; D014111:Tourniquets