Tourniquet-induced tissue hypoxia characterized by near-infrared spectroscopy during ankle surgery: an observational study
Lin L, Li G, Li J, Meng L. Tourniquet-induced tissue hypoxia characterized by near-infrared spectroscopy during ankle surgery: an observational study. BMC Anesthesiology 2019, 19: 70. PMID: 31077128, PMCID: PMC6511202, DOI: 10.1186/s12871-019-0740-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTourniquet inflationAnkle surgeryContralateral legTourniquet applicationTissue oxygenationCerebral tissue oxygen saturationTourniquet inflation timeObservational cohort studyTissue oxygen saturationSignificant correlationTissue desaturationTourniquet deflationCohort studyDifferent time pointsExtremity surgeryTissue hypoxiaTissue ischemiaObservational studyDesaturation durationOxygen saturationInflation timeRapid desaturationTissue oximetrySurgeryTourniquet