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Tourniquets

Known as: Tourniquet 
A device, such as a strip of cloth or a band of rubber, that is wrapped tightly around a leg or an arm to prevent the flow of blood to the leg or the… 
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2003
2003
Einleitung: Patienten und Methode: Ergebnisse: Schlussfolgerung: Aim: Patients and method: Results: Conclusion: 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Echogenic venous emboli accompany tourniquet deflation during total knee arthroplasty. The associated pulmonary hemodynamic… 
1986
1986
Excessive blood loss can limit the area of burn excised per sitting, lead to selection of en bloc rather than tangential excision… 
1986
1986
Complications of tourniquet use are rare, but when they do occur, they may be devastating. This article outlines potential… 
1982
1982
We performed a prospective randomized clinical study to determine whether use of a thigh tourniquet influences the incidence of… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
The effect of 1.5 to 2.5 h tourniquet ischemia on energy metabolism of the quadriceps muscle was studied using percutaneous… 
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
A series of reports (Muller and R0rvik, 1958; Ross et al., 1962; Malmborg, Pernow, and Eliasch, 1962) has indicated that angina… 
1960
1960
1. Eight patients with far advanced Hodgkin’s disease were treated with massive single doses of nitrogen mustard (0.95-1.5 mg… 
1953
1953
When blood is pooled in the lower extremities by the application of tourniquets at subdiastolic pressures to the thighs, prompt… 
Review
1950
Review
1950
Joint debridement, by excision of synovial membrane, osteophytes, degenerate cartilage, loose bodies, and frequently the patella…