Open AccessVenous pressure during intravenous regional anesthesia: Implications for setting tourniquet pressure
Author(s) -
Borzoo Farhang,
Alex C. Lesiak,
Daniel J Ianno,
Hayk Minasyan,
Adam B. Shafritz,
Christopher M. Viscomi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/joacp.joacp_69_16
Subject(s) - tourniquet , medicine , anesthesia , blood pressure , central venous pressure , intravenous regional anesthesia , venous pressure , venous return curve , complication , surgery , hemodynamics , heart rate
Intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA) is utilized for upper extremity surgery, but higher tourniquet pressure and longer inflation time increase the risk of soft tissue and nerve injury. We investigated the duration and magnitude of elevated venous pressure during IVRA to assess the possibility of safely lowering the tourniquet pressure during surgery.