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Tourniquets do not increase the total blood loss or re-amputation risk in transtibial amputations

AIM: To investigate the total blood loss (TBL) and the safety with respect to the re-amputation rate after transtibial amputation (TTA) conducted with and without a tourniquet. METHODS: The study was a single-centre retrospective cohort study of patients with a primary TTA admitted between January 2...

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Autores principales: Wied, Christian, Tengberg, Peter T, Holm, Gitte, Kallemose, Thomas, Foss, Nicolai B, Troelsen, Anders, Kristensen, Morten T
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5241547/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28144581
http://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v8.i1.62