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Pneumatic tourniquet versus no tourniquet in transfemoral amputation – a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Lower extremity amputation patients represent a frail group with extensive comorbidity. Transfemoral amputation is a high-risk procedure with 37–50% risk of mortality in the first year. Substantial blood loss during surgery increases the risk of anemic complications and death for these a...

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Autores principales: Brix, Anna Trier Heiberg, Nymark, Tine, Schmal, Hagen, Lindberg-Larsen, Martin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9746170/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36514077
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-06000-6