Estimation of limb occlusion pressure for surgical tourniquets based on the measurement of arterial pulse wave transit time

While the use of pneumatic surgical tourniquet systems to maintain a bloodless surgical field in limb surgeries has become commonplace, their use may occasionally result in serious complications such as nerve injury and there is evidence that some injury occurs as a result of each usage. It is co...

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Main Author: Marko, Alexei John
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/3441