title: The pressure distribution under tourniquets.
abstract: We measured the detailed pressure distribution under pneumatic tourniquets and Esmarch bandages in canine limbs. The results showed that pressure concentration can occur in the tissue under the tourniquet. The Esmarch-bandage tourniquet was shown to be capable of producing pressures in excess of 1000 millimeters of mercury immediately beneath the tourniquet. There is a wide variation between cuff pressure and the pressures in the underlying tissues.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001458:Bandages / Q000009:adverse effects; D004285:Dogs; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries; D011312:Pressure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014111:Tourniquets / Q000009:adverse effects