Comparison of total blood loss between limited tourniquet use and conventional tourniquet use in total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study examined the differences in total blood loss, the need for blood transfusions, length of hospital stay, wound grading scores, incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE), and reoperation rates between conventional and limited tourniquet use during unilateral primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

Methods

This double-blind, randomized controlled trial included 90 patients undergoing unilateral primary TKA. Forty-five patients were allocated to the limited tourniquet use group (LIM-TKA), and 45 to the conventional tourniquet use group (CON-TKA). The study analyzed differences in total blood loss, the need for blood transfusions, wound grading scores, incidence of VTE, length of hospital stay, and reoperation rates.

Results

The mean total blood loss i

SUBMITTER: Chaiyakit P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11566049 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature