Open AccessCan the arterial clamp method be used safely where a tourniquet cannot be used?
Author(s) -
Özgür Erdoğan,
Volkan Gürkan,
Cavide Sönmez,
Tunay Erden,
Sezen Atasoy,
Fatih Yıldız,
Bekir İnan,
Adile Adilli
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cardiovascular journal of south africa/cardiovascular journal of southern africa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1680-0745
pISSN - 1015-9657
DOI - 10.5830/cvja-2021-023
Subject(s) - tourniquet , clamp , medicine , femoral artery , thigh , cuff , anesthesia , surgery , femoral nerve , anterior compartment of thigh , clamping , mechanical engineering , engineering
Clamp application is safe and widely used in the visceral organs. This raises the question: why not use clamping in orthopaedic, oncological, fracture and revision surgeries of areas where tourniquets are not suitable. This experimental animal study aimed to compare tourniquet and arterial clamp applications with regard to their histological effects and inflammatory responses on a molecular level, on the artery, vein, nerve and muscle tissue.