This is a prospective, randomized, equivalence trial designed to evaluate postoperative complications following hand surgery with a brachial tourniquet and without a tourniquet in patients that have previously had a mastectomy with axillary node dissection with or without radiation treatment or history of lymphedema.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
67
Patients undergoing hand/wrist surgery with or without a tourniquet
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
OrthoCarolina
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Lymphedema 15% change from pre-post in girth
Time frame: Preoperative,10-14 days, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year
Wound assessment,Patient Satisfaction (on a scale of 0-10,Surgical and postoperative complications
Time frame: 10-14 days, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year
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