Impact of Different Perioperative Tourniquets on Blood Loss and Surgeon Satisfaction in Total Knee Arthroplasty

University Hospital, Bonn50 enrolled

Overview

The present study investigates the impact of two different perioperative tourniquets with different closing features on operative blood los, surgical field quality and surgeon satisfaction.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Total Knee Arthroplasty

Interventions

VBM TourniquetDEVICE

Perioperative VBM-Tourniquet Application with a fixation pressure of 15mmHg.

Adaptive CuffDEVICE

Perioperative Delfi-Tourniquet Application with a fixation pressure of 15mmHg.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Inidication for a Total Knee Arthroplasty * Approval for Surgery by the Department of Anesthesia Exclusion Criteria: * Open Wounds of the lower extremities * Acute or chronic infections of the lower extremities

Locations (1)

University Hospital Bonn

Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Blood Loss

Perioperative blood loss in ml.

Time frame: Perioperative

Surgeon Satisfaction

Surgical Satisfaction on a 0-100 mm VAS

Time frame: Perioperative

Central Contacts

Alexander Franz, Dr. med., B.Sc.

CONTACT

+49 170 3750718 alexander.franz@ukbonn.de

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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