Effects of Tourniquet Pressure on Rehabilitation Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty

ÜNVER B., Karatosun V. A., TUNCALI B.

ORTHOPAEDIC NURSING, cilt.32, sa.4, ss.217-222, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/nor.0b013e31829aef2a
  • Dergi Adı: ORTHOPAEDIC NURSING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.217-222
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

BACKGROUND: Although studies determinate that the tourniquet and high tourniquet pressure applications lead to several complications and decelerate the rehabilitation, there was not any study investigating the effects of tourniquet pressure on rehabilitation outcomes and postoperative complications.