Use of a Pneumatic Tourniquet Improves Outcome Following Trans-tibial Amputation

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 642-645

  Wolthuis, A M ^a   Whitehead, E ^a   Ridler, B M F ^a   Cowan, A R ^a   Campbell, W B ^a   Thompson, J F ^a  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Below knee amputation; Blood transfusion; Pneumatic tourniquet; Trans tibial amputation

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PNEUMATIC TOOL; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REOPERATION; SAFETY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TOURNIQUET; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; TIBIA; TOURNIQUETS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646900229     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2005.11.018     Document Type: Article

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