Elastic tourniquet technique for decompression of extremity compartment syndrome

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 524-528

  Shah, Jaydeep S ^a,b,c   Anagnos, Damon ^a,b   Norfleet, Edward A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Esmarch bandage; Extremity compartment syndrome; Fasciotomy; Fluid infusion; Pressurized; Surgical

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARM; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FASCIOTOMY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOURNIQUET; CATHETERIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; VASCULARIZATION;

BANDAGES; CATHETERIZATION; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; DECOMPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOURNIQUETS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 0036861113     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(02)00395-1     Document Type: Article

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