title: Modified digital tourniquet designed to prevent the tourniquet from inadvertently being left in place after the end of surgery.
abstract: Digital tourniquets have been used worldwide in finger and toe surgery. Digital tourniquets of various types have been used, and a rolled glove technique provides a simple and quick method. We have modified a rolled glove technique to prevent iatrogenic complications associated with digital tourniquets being inadvertently left in place after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan. osanait@med.id.yamagata-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Toshihisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Osanai
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogino
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D005385:Fingers / Q000601:surgery*; D005932:Gloves, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014111:Tourniquets