Tourniquets do not increase the total blood loss or reamputation risk in transtibial amputations

• 作 者: Christian Wied Peter T Tengber
• 机 构: DepartmentofOrthopedicSurgery,ClinicalResearchCentre,DepartmentofAnesthesiologyandIntensiveCare,Phys
• 出 处: 世界骨科杂志
• 发表日期: 2017年1期
• 关键词: TOTAL BLOOD LOSS Intraoperative BLOOD LOSS TRANSTIBIAL AMPUTATION Lower extremit

AIM To investigate the total blood loss(TBL)and the safety with respect to the re-amputation rate after transtibial amputation(TTA)conducted with and without a tourniquet.METHODS The study was a single-centre retrospective cohort study of patients with a