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Trial reportIrish journal of medical science2017

Effects of different methods of using pneumatic tourniquet in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: a randomized control trial.

Y Zhang, D Li, P Liu, X Wang, M Li

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Irish journal of medical science, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. More pain and slower functional recovery when a tourniquet is used during total knee arthroplasty.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Y ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, No. 107 Wenhuaxi Road, Lixia District, Jinan, 250012, China.
D LiDepartment of Orthopedics, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, No. 107 Wenhuaxi Road, Lixia District, Jinan, 250012, China. drzhangyk@163.com.
P LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, No. 107 Wenhuaxi Road, Lixia District, Jinan, 250012, China.
X WangDepartment of Orthopedics, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, No. 107 Wenhuaxi Road, Lixia District, Jinan, 250012, China.
M LiDepartment of Orthopedics, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, No. 107 Wenhuaxi Road, Lixia District, Jinan, 250012, China. ming_li_china@126.com.
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe goal of this work was to investigate the effects of different methods of using pneumatic tourniquet on reducing blood loss in patients undergoing cemented total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

methodsOne hundred and fifty patients undergoing unilateral cemented TKA were randomly divided into three groups (50 patients per group). The tourniquet was used during the entire operation (Group A), used from the beginning of operation to the completion of joint replacement (Group B), and from the beginning of osteotomy to the completion of arthroplasty (Group C). The following parameters were recorded: intraoperative blood loss (IBL), postoperative blood loss (PBL), hidden blood loss (HBL), and total blood loss (TBL); operation time and tourniquet time; incidence of postoperative complications; and hospital for special surgery (HSS) score.

resultsIBL, HBL, and TBL in group C was significantly less than that in group B (all P < 0.05). Tourniquet time in group C was significantly less than that in groups A and B (all P < 0.05). The incidence of tourniquet-related complications in group C (6%) was relatively lower than that in group A (10%) during hospitalization (P > 0.05). Post-operative HSS scores at 2 weeks after the operation in group C was significantly higher than that in group A and group B (all P < 0.05).

conclusionsOur results suggest that using a tourniquet from the beginning of osteotomy to the completion of arthroplasty could significantly reduce TBL in TKA, and decrease the incidence of complications; thereby facilitating early post-operative functional recovery.

Indexed as

TourniquetsAgedAged, 80 and overArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeBlood Loss, SurgicalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedBlood lossTKATotal knee arthroplastyTourniquetVenous thrombosis

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PMID28260153
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