Abstract
The tourniquet is often used during orthopaedic surgery in order to optimize the view of the surgical field. The recommended guidelines for the use of tourniquet are not well known even though complications following tourniquet use are well documented. We have made a short review of the literature and found that the evidence for using tourniquet is very limited and that the use even might prolong the length of stay.
| Translated title of the contribution | [No evidence for routine use of tourniquet during orthopaedic surgery] |
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| Original language | Danish |
| Journal | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
| Volume | 173 |
| Issue number | 48 |
| Pages (from-to) | 3097-100 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISSN | 0041-5782 |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2011 |