title: 'The BloodStopper' - experiences with a novel portable hand-held orthopaedic limb tourniquet.
abstract: Tourniquets are widely employed in orthopaedic practice to maintain a bloodless operative field during extremity surgery. In areas of the world where reliable pressurized air systems for tourniquet inflation are not available, and as an alternative to the traditional Esmarch bandage, we report on the successful and safe use of a novel hand-held, battery-operated limb tourniquet.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Bedford Orthopaedic Centre, Umtata General Hospital, Private Bag X5103, Umtata 5100, Eastern Cape, South Africa. tmsmillar@hotmail.com
authors.forename: T M S
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Millar
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McGrath
authors.forename: C C P
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: McConnachie
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000399:Air Pressure; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014111:Tourniquets; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery*