Open AccessTourniquets do not increase the total blood loss or re-amputation risk in transtibial amputations
Author(s) -
Christian Wied,
Peter Toft Tengberg,
Gitte Holm,
Thomas Kallemose,
Nicolai Bang Foss,
Anders Troelsen,
Morten Tange Kristensen
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
world journal of orthopedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2218-5836
DOI - 10.5312/wjo.v8.i1.62
Subject(s) - medicine , tourniquet , amputation , surgery , blood pressure , blood volume , blood transfusion , anesthesia , retrospective cohort study
To investigate the total blood loss (TBL) and the safety with respect to the re-amputation rate after transtibial amputation (TTA) conducted with and without a tourniquet.