Modified digital tourniquet designed to prevent the tourniquet from inadvertently being left in place after the end of surgery.
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.
Osanai
Toshihisa
T
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan. osanait@med.id.yamagata-u.ac.jp
Ogino
Toshihiko
T
D004867:Equipment Design; D005385:Fingers / Q000601:surgery*; D005932:Gloves, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014111:Tourniquets