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Sterile Exsanguination Tourniquet for Femoral-Related Pediatric Surgeries: A Randomized Trial

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October 2023

Sterile Exsanguination Tourniquet for Femoral-Related Pediatric Surgeries: A Randomized Trial

Vol: 303| Issue: 10| Number:11| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Perioperative blood loss reduction using a sterile exsanguination tourniquet for orthopedic femoral-related surgeries in children: a randomized controlled study.

J Orthop Surg Res. 2023 Aug 8;18(1):580.

Contributing Authors:
T Rattanathanya N Adulkasem J Wongcharoenwatana T Ariyawatkul C Chotigavanichaya P Eamsobhana

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31 pediatric patients scheduled for a femur-related surgery were included in this interim analysis of a randomized trial comparing sterile exsanguination tourniquet (SET) (n=15) or no tourniquet (n=16). The outcomes of interest included blood loss, postoperative blood transfusion, intraoperative blood loss, total drainage volume, hemoglobin level, and operative time. The results showed the SET gro...

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