Efficacy of Three Tourniquet Types for Intravenous Antimicrobial Regional Limb Perfusion in Standing Horses

Abstract

The PN tourniquet resulted in the highest synovial fluid amikacin concentrations in all horses, although administration with PN and WR tourniquets achieved adequate amikacin concentrations. NR tourniquet is ineffective and should not be used for RLP above the carpus in the standing horse.