Is a tourniquet beneficial in total knee replacement surgery? A meta-analysis and systematic review.

Smith, Toby O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-2954 and Hing, Caroline B. (2010) Is a tourniquet beneficial in total knee replacement surgery? A meta-analysis and systematic review. The Knee, 17 (2). pp. 141-147. ISSN 0968-0160

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Abstract

Proponents of tourniquets postulate that they optimise intra-operative visibility and reduce blood loss. This study compared the outcomes of tourniquet assisted to non-tourniquet assisted total knee replacement (TKR). A systematic review was undertaken of the electronic databases Medline, CINAHL, AMED and EMBASE, in addition to a review of unpublished material and a hand search of pertinent orthopaedic journals. The evidence-base was critically appraised using a tool from the Cochrane Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma Group. Fifteen studies were identified evaluating 16 outcome measures and parameters of 1040 TKRs in 991 patients. There was a significantly greater intra-operative blood loss in non-tourniquet compared to tourniquet assisted surgery (p=0.004). There was no significant difference between the groups for total blood loss or transfusion rate (p=0.22; p=0.48). There was a trend for greater complications in tourniquet compared to non-tourniquet patients. There was no difference between the groups for any other outcome measure assessed. In conclusion, this systematic review has found that there is no advantage to using a tourniquet in knee replacement surgery for reduction of transfusion requirements.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Allied Health Professions (former - to 2013) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Promotion Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Rehabilitation Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Population Health
Depositing User:	Rhiannon Harvey
Date Deposited:	06 May 2011 12:40
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2023 00:36
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/29977
DOI:	10.1016/j.knee.2009.06.007

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