John Corbett, Madeline C Rocks, Meagan Wu, Stephanie Nemir, Jose Castro Garcia, Gilberto Gonzalez, Ali Azad, Jacques Henri Hacquebord, Shawn Diamond
Background The use of tourniquets and their role in extremity-based microsurgery has not been thoroughly investigated. The purpose of this study was to investigate tourniquet use and its associated outcomes and complications. Methods Approval from the Institutional Review Boards was granted at each site. A retrospective chart review was completed for patients who had undergone extremity-based microsurgery with the use of a tourniquet between 01/01/2018 and 02/01/2021 at two large academic institutions. Demographic characteristics, initial reasons for surgery, complications, and outcomes were recorded...
July 19, 2023: Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery