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Why write a book on the tourniquet? The tourniquet is used routinely in operating
theatres throughout the world, but as far as I know there is no single book
that surveys the considerable literature that has accumulated. If used sensibly,
the tourniquet is a safe instrument. Most of the few complications seen with its
use are preventable. However, when something untoward happens, the tourniquet
suddenly becomes an interesting subject, particularly if there is the
likelihood of medicolegal consequences. This book summarises the scientific
background of the tourniquet and describes a safe physiological approach to
preventing complications. Examples of medicolegal problems are included.
Considerable progress had been made since Lister first excised a tuberculous
wrist joint in a bloodless field. Many researchers have studied the effects of
ischaemia and pressure on nerves and muscles. Tourniquets have entered the
age of computers and are now much more sophisticated. Despite this, there is
still much dogma surrounding the tourniquet in operating theatres and in
textbooks. This book is aimed at orthopaedic surgeons, anaesthetists and operating-
theatre staff.
I hope that this short text will stimulate a more widespread interest in the tourniquet
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