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Forearm rescue cuff improves tourniquet tolerance during intravenous regional anesthesia

Anahi Perlas, Philip Peng, Miguel Barrera Plaza, William J. Middleton, Vincent Chan, Khashayar Sanandaji

Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine · 2003 · 23 citations · 17 references

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Abstract

A forearm rescue cuff is better tolerated than an arm cuff double tourniquet during IVRA, allowing for longer tourniquet times. It is also associated with lower pain scores and shorter duration of local anesthetic side effects.

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