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Surgeons do not benefit from using a tourniquet during arthroscopic surgery of the knee
August 2013
Surgeons do not benefit from using a tourniquet during arthroscopic surgery of the knee
Study Type:Meta analysis
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Do patients benefit from tourniquet in arthroscopic surgeries of the knee?
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2013 May;21(5):1125-30. doi: 10.1007/s00167-012-2094-3. Epub 2012 Jun 15Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
5 randomized clinical trials (RCTs) (471 participants) were evaluated to compare whether arthroscopic visualization for surgeons and operative time differed between patients undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery with or without a tourniquet. The results indicated that no significant differences in arthroscopic visualization and operative time existed between the two groups, thus indicating that sur...
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