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 oximetrySurgeryTourniquetA Practical Analgesia Approach to Fragility Hip Fracture
Li J, Dai F, Chang D, Harmon E, Ibe I, Sukumar N, Halaszynski TM, Rubin LE, OʼConnor M. A Practical Analgesia Approach to Fragility Hip Fracture. Journal Of Orthopaedic Trauma 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30570615, DOI: 10.1097/bot.0000000000001391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemoral nerve blockFragility hip fractureSubcapital femoral neck fracturesPain score reductionFemoral neck fracturesFemoral neck factureHip fracturePain scoresNeck fracturesIntertrochanteric fracturesScore reductionSingle-injection femoral nerve blockVisual analog scale pain scoreAcademic medical center patientsSignificant pain score reductionPain control modalitiesTherapeutic Level IVScale pain scoresHip fracture patientsObservational study SETTINGMedical Center patientsAnalgesic modalitiesFragility hipOpioid consumptionFracture patients