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No difference between upper arm & forearm tourniquets in open carpal tunnel decompression
February 2016
No difference between upper arm & forearm tourniquets in open carpal tunnel decompression
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:1
Arm versus forearm tourniquet for carpal tunnel decompression - Which is better? A randomized controlled trial
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2015 Nov;40(9):961-5.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
100 patients undergoing open carpal tunnel decompression were randomly assigned to receive an upper arm tourniquet or a forearm tourniquet during surgery. The purpose of the study was to compare patient-reported levels of intra-operative pain and surgeon-reported levels of bleeding and obstruction to determine if either tourniquet strategy was advantageous. The results indicated that both study gr...
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