Obese patients require higher, but not high pneumatic tourniquet inflation pressures using a novel technique during total knee arthroplasty.

CONCLUSION: Compared to non-obese patients, higher tourniquet inflation pressure is required in obese patients during TKA due to their wider extremity circumference and higher systolic blood pressure profile. PMID: 29526158 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Eklem Hastaliklari ve Cerrahisi - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Eklem Hastalik Cerrahisi Source Type: research