A novel digital tourniquet using a sterile glove and hemostat

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1065-1067

  Harrington, Allan C ^a,b,e   Cheyney, Jason M ^c   Kinsley Scott, Tina ^c   Willard, Robert J ^a,d  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Malcolm Grow Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^d Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

^e Dermatologic/Mohs Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; FINGER; FORCEPS; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL GLOVE; TOURNIQUET;

FINGERS; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HEMOSTATIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TOURNIQUETS;

EID: 3042743265     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2004.30314.x     Document Type: Article

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