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Tourniquet in Total Knee Replacement Short and Long Duration: A Comparative Study
Sponsor: Kasr El Aini Hospital
Summary
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is an effective treatment in severe osteoarthritis. We aim to compare the advantages and disadvantages related to the duration of tourniquet application in TKA surgeries.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
40 Years - 80 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
50
Start Date
2022-11-01
Completion Date
2024-11-01
Last Updated
2024-07-26
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Applying a tourniquet for either a short or long time during total knee replacement
All patients underwent spinal anesthesia and the tourniquet was applied to the middle of the thigh; in group one who underwent long-duration application of a tourniquet, it was applied only before the skin incision by inflating it to 150 mmHg above the systolic blood pressure of the patients and deflation finishing of bone cementation while in group two who underwent short duration application of a tourniquet, the tourniquet was only applied just before cementation, was inflated also to 150 mmHg above the systolic blood pressure of the patients, and was deflated after bone cementation.
Locations (1)
Kasr Alainy hospital
Cairo, Egypt