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Efficacy of Forearm versus Upper Arm Tourniquet for Local Anaesthetic Surgery of the Hand

S. A. EDWARDS
G. D. HARPER
G. E. B. GIDDINS

From the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, UK

Correspondence: S. Edwards, Flat 19, York House, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3LY, UK., Tel./Fax: +44(0)1705 286570

A prospective study was undertaken to compare the use of forearm and upper arm tourniquets for local anaesthetic procedures on the hand. One hundred consecutive patients with an upper arm tourniquet were compared with a further consecutive 100 patients in whom a forearm tourniquet was used. The tourniquet time was always less than 20 minutes and the scoring of perceived pain was not significantly different in the two groups. Use of a forearm tourniquet was well tolerated and was not associated with an increase in complications.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 25, No. 6, 573-574 (2000)
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.2000.0420
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