Use of the tourniquet during surgery in patients with sickle cell hemoglobinopathies.

Journal Article

Twenty-one patients carrying the sickle cell gene underwent 29 operative procedures using tourniquet-induced ischemia. No statistically increased incidence of complications occurred in the sickle cell group when compared with a control group of black patients who did not have the sickle cell trait, but who underwent similar operative procedures. There was no obvious contraindication to the use of the tourniquet in patients carrying the sickle cell gene.

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Duke Authors

Urbaniak, James Randolph

Cited Authors

Stein, RE; Urbaniak, J

Published Date

September 1, 1980

Published In

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®

Start / End Page

231 - 233

PubMed ID

7418312

Pubmed Central ID

7418312

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0009-921X

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United States