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Abstract
Tourniquet pressure rather than prolonged ischaemia is the main factor responsible for nerve palsies. It is essential to check the accuracy of the gauge of a pneumatic tourniquet against a mercury manometer regularly, as the commonest cause of a tourniquet paralysis is a faulty gauge. With regard to ischaemia three hours should be regarded as the upper limit of safety.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID： 7439813 DOI： 10.1016/s0072-968x(80)80044-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Hand ISSN： 0072-968X