Clinical consequences of different exsanguination methods in hand surgery. A double-blind randomised study

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 475-477

  Blønd, Lars ^a,b   Vendel Jensen, N ^a   Soe Nielsen N H ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bloodless field; Exsanguination; Hand surgery; Ooze; Tourniquet

Indexed keywords

ARM ELEVATION; ARTICLE; BANDAGING TECHNIQUE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ESMARCH BANDAGE; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HAND SQUEEZING; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROPHYLAXIS; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; BANDAGES; BLOOD VOLUME; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HAND; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; TOURNIQUETS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHTLESSNESS SIMULATION;

EID: 49249115358     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193408090123     Document Type: Article

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