Outcomes of Tourniquet-Less Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Matched Cohort Analysis.

Venkatsaiakhil TirumalaChristian KlemtRuben OganseyanPaul WalkerAnand PadmanabhaYoung-Min Kwon

Published in: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2021)

This study demonstrated that although omitting the tourniquet in revision TKA leads to markedly increased perioperative blood loss, notable differences in perioperative transfusion rates were not observed. Furthermore, revision TKA without tourniquet use was associated with reduced postoperative length of stay, 30-day readmissions, and increased range of flexion.

Keyphrases

total knee arthroplasty
cardiac surgery
total hip
patients undergoing
acute kidney injury
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle