Simple and effective device for finger tourniquet: A rolled penrose drain [2]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1758-1759

  Aslan, Gürcan ^a,b   Sarifakioǧlu, Nedim ^a   Bingül, Ferruh ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDAGE; DEVICE; DRAIN; FINGER; FOREARM; LETTER; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; NERVE BLOCK; PNEUMATIC TOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL GLOVE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TOURNIQUET;

DRAINAGE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FINGERS; HUMANS; PRESSURE; TOURNIQUETS;

EID: 0037446165     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200304150-00030     Document Type: Letter

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2. Lubahn, J. D., and Kosar, E. The Penrose drain as a finger tourniquet: A study [in German]. Handchir. Mikrochir. Plast. Chir. 18: 5, 1986
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