Pain and paraesthesia produced by silicone ring and pneumatic tourniquets

Twenty volunteers were recruited to compare a novel, silicone ring tourniquet (the Hemaclear® tourniquet) with a pneumatic tourniquet. After application of the tourniquets, the pain and paraesthesia experienced by the participants was scored at 1 minute, 5 minutes, and 10 minutes. This was repeated...

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Published inThe Journal of hand surgery, European volume Vol. 36; no. 3; p. 215
Main Authors Mohan, A, Baskaradas, A, Solan, M, Magnussen, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.03.2011
Subjects
Adult
Arm
Equipment Design
Female
Forearm
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pain - etiology
Paresthesia - etiology
Silicones
Time Factors
Tourniquets - adverse effects
Young Adult
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Summary:Twenty volunteers were recruited to compare a novel, silicone ring tourniquet (the Hemaclear® tourniquet) with a pneumatic tourniquet. After application of the tourniquets, the pain and paraesthesia experienced by the participants was scored at 1 minute, 5 minutes, and 10 minutes. This was repeated with the tourniquets on the forearm. On the upper arm, the silicone ring tourniquet was associated with a significantly lower pain score than the pneumatic tourniquet. The incidence of paraesthesia was also lower with the silicone ring tourniquet. When applied to the forearm, there was no statistically significant difference in pain scores between the two types of tourniquets. However the incidence of paraesthesia was again lower with the silicone ring tourniquet.
ISSN:2043-6289
DOI:10.1177/1753193410390845