Application of tourniquet with polymer padding in upper limb surgery
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2015.23.036
- VernacularTitle:高分子胶体气压止血带保护垫在骨科上肢手术中的应用效果
- Author:
Yingying? DUAN
1
;
Lei HENG
Author Information
1. 221005 江苏省徐州市肿瘤医院手术室
- Keywords:
Pressure,tourniquet;
Hospital,Orthopedics;
Upper limb,surgery;
Skin impairment
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2015;(23):2831-2833
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To design a new tourniquet cuff padding made of polymer composite materials, and to analyze the effects of preventing the tourniquet-induced skin injury with the new cuff padding during orthopedic operations. Methods A total of 60 patients, who used pneumatic tourniquet to stop bleeding, undergoing elective upper limb operations were randomly assigned to treatment group (n=30) and control group ( n=30 ) . In the treatment group, the limb underneath the pneumatic tourniquet was protected by a layer of Polymer padding while in the control group the limb was protected by a layer of gypsum paper. The effects of the two types of padding on controlling bleeding and preventing skin post-operative injuries were observed and analyzed. Results In the experimental group, the skin reaction rate was lower than the rate of the control group (χ2 =19. 186 8,P<0. 01). The good feedback from surgeon was good occupying 27 cases in the treatment group and 21 cases in the control group for stopping bleeding (χ2 =16. 734 3,P<0. 01). Conclusions Using the Polymer protective padding can reduce the incidence of complications in the skin underneath the tourniquet and improve the effects of bleeding-control.
