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Silicone ring versus pneumatic cuff tourniquet: a comparative quantitative study in healthy individuals

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Abstract

Introduction

The aim of the present study was to compare a new silicone ring tourniquet (SRT) with a classic pneumatic cuff tourniquet (PT) in terms of tolerance and recovery time following their use in healthy volunteers.

Methods

Both tourniquets were applied in the arm and thigh of 15 healthy unmedicated volunteers. PT pressure was kept at 100 mmHg above the systolic blood pressure. The appropriate model of the SRT was used according to the systolic blood pressure. Pain was assessed by visual analogue scale and arterial blood pressure, pulse rate and oxygen saturation were monitored in all volunteers.

Results

There was no statistically significant difference in tolerance time between SRT and PT in the arm (19.13 vs. 18.25 min) and thigh (21.52 vs. 21.39 min) nor in recovery time between the two devices.

Conclusion

The SRT performed similarly to the classic PT in terms of tolerance and recovery time when applied in the arm and thigh of unmedicated healthy volunteers.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, 68100, Alexandroupolis, Greece

    Georgios I. Drosos, Konstantinos Kazakos, Athanasios Ververidis & Dionisios-Alexandros Verettas

  2. General Hospital of Kalamata, Kalamata, Greece

    Nikolaos I. Stavropoulos

  3. Department of Medical Statistics, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100, Alexandroupolis, Greece

    Grigorios Tripsianis

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Drosos, G.I., Stavropoulos, N.I., Kazakos, K. et al. Silicone ring versus pneumatic cuff tourniquet: a comparative quantitative study in healthy individuals. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 131, 447–454 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-010-1144-x

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