A prospective randomised trial of the use of tourniquet in total knee replacements
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Surgery: Total knee replacement (TKR)SurgeryTotal knee replacement (TKR)
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN09327299
- Lead Sponsor
- Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 252
Inclusion Criteria
All patients undergoing total knee replacement at Stepping Hill Hospital under two named consultant surgeons
Exclusion Criteria
1. History of peripheral vascular disease with absent popliteal or distal pulses
2. Calcification of artery on x-ray of knee
3. Previous vascular surgery on side of operation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Blood loss and change in haemoglobin level day 2 post-operatively
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Range of movement six weeks post-op<br> 2. Post-operative wound problems<br> 3. Operative time<br> 4. Blood transfusion<br> 5. Complication rate<br>