Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: From June 2009 to October 2009, 60 consecutive patients who underwent routine total knee arthroplasty were randomly divided into two groups and were treated with or without a tourniquet (30 patients/group). There were no significant differences in patient baseline characteristics between the two groups. We compared the two groups of patients in terms of intra- and postoperative bleeding, invisible or visible bleeding, and total blood loss. RESULTS: None of the patients showed poor wound healing, lower extremity deep venous thrombosis or other complications. The amount of blood loss during surgery was lower in the tourniquet group than in the control group (P < 0.01). However, postoperative visible bleeding (P < 0.05) and occult bleeding (P < 0.05) were significantly greater in the tourniquet group than in the control group. There was no significant difference in the total amount of blood loss between the two groups (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Fu-Jiang Zhang, Yu Xiao, Ya-Bin Liu, Xu Tian, Zhi-Guo Gao |
Journal | Chinese medical journal
(Chin Med J (Engl))
Vol. 123
Issue 21
Pg. 3030-3
(Nov 2010)
ISSN: 2542-5641 [Electronic] China |
PMID | 21162951
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Topics |
- Aged
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
(methods)
- Blood Loss, Surgical
(prevention & control)
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Postoperative Hemorrhage
- Tourniquets
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