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| Year : 2007 | Volume
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A Simple Technique to Prevent Tourniquet contamination
GI Nambi, Binita Beck, Ashish Kumar Gupta
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Christian Medical College,Vellore, Tamilnadu, India
Correspondence Address:
G I Nambi
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu
India
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Tourniquet [ Derived from the French word 'Tourner' meaning to turn ] is an essential component of a Surgeon's armory. The importance of tourniquet is stressed by Bunnell who said 'could a jeweller repair a watch immersed in ink ?'.
One of the complications arising out of tourniquet Use is its contamination with blood, body fluids and therefore colonization with micro organisms resulting in transmission of infection and reduced longevity of the tourniquet.
To avoid these complications, a simple technique is described in this article which may be a useful surgical tip. |
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