Postoperative pain and blood loss of non-use compared to partial-use of a tourniquet in bilateral total knee replacement: A Randomized- Control Trial This study aimed to compare the effects of non-use (NTU) and partial-use (before osteotomy to skin closure; BOO) of a tourniquet in bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) on postoperative pain and complications.
Despite numerous meta-analyses, and randomized-control trials (RCTs), there is still no conclusive evidence on the most effective, and efficient method of using a tourniquet. There is gap of knowledge of method of tourniquet usage. Hence this study will provide the best method to apply tourniquet.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
20
No tourniquet is used throughout the surgery.
Thada Wipatasinlapin
Chon Buri, Sriracha, Thailand
Postoperative pain
Morphine consumption and Visual analog scale for pain minimum 0, maximum 10
Time frame: At postoperative Day1,2,3,4
Blood loss
Pre operative hematocrit and post operative hematocrit change
Time frame: At postoperative Day1,2,3,4
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