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ReviewIndian journal of orthopaedics2021

Effectiveness and Safety of Tourniquet Application Strategies in Total Knee Arthroplasty: a Meta-analysis.

Yi-Xiang He, Wan-Jia Qiao, Yu-Hao Zhao, Zhao Gao, Wen-Ji Wang

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Review in Indian journal of orthopaedics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yi-Xiang HeFirst Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000 Gansu Province China.
Wan-Jia QiaoFirst Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000 Gansu Province China.
Yu-Hao ZhaoFirst Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000 Gansu Province China.
Zhao GaoFirst Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000 Gansu Province China.
Wen-Ji WangDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000 Gansu Province China.
Lanzhou University · CNFirst Hospital of Lanzhou University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe conducted the present meta-analysis to assess the effectiveness and safety of long-duration tourniquet and short-duration tourniquet for patients with total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

methodsPublished randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were identified from the following electronic databases: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and Cochrane Library from inception to January 1, 2021. Studies comparing long-duration tourniquet and short-duration tourniquet in total knee arthroplasty were included. Either a random-effects model or a fixed-effects model was used for meta-analysis depending on the heterogeneity. Statistical analysis was assessed using RevMan 5.3 software.

resultsA total of 8 RCTs with a total of 484 patients were eligible and ultimately included in the meta-analysis. Compared with patients in the long-duration tourniquet, those in the short-duration tourniquet were significantly correlated with postoperative drainage volume (WMD = -71.85, 95% CI - 76.52 to - 67.17,

conclusionsOur meta-analysis suggested that the short-duration tourniquet in TKA significantly decreased the postoperative drainage volume, increased the total blood loss and intraoperative blood loss. However, it did not marked decrease the occurrence of transfusion rate. Although the incidence of deep venous thrombosis was reduced in some study, it was not statistically significant. Additional high quality RCTs are needed to identify the hypothesis. Therefore, we recommend prolonged use of tourniquets during TKA surgery.

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Joint arthroplastyMeta-analysisTotal knee arthroplastyTourniquet

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PMID34824708
PMCPMC8586100
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