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Adrian E. Flatt, MD, FRCS

AMA Arch Surg. 1972;104(2):190-192.

Abstract
One thousand five hundred consecutive hand operations were performed in a bloodless field with the use of a pneumatic cuff tourniquet. An arbitrary time limit of two hours' tourniquet application was selected and 95% of the operations were completed within this time limit. The oldest patient was 94 years old and the youngest was 8 weeks old. The ages of the 60 patients whose tourniquet time exceeded two hours varied from 64 to 1 year; none showed any postoperative complications. Two tourniquet paralyses were traced to excessive pneumatic pressure caused by faulty mechanical equipment.

Author Affiliations
Iowa City

From the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication July 20, 1971.

Reprint requests to Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City 52240 (Dr. Flatt).

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