Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2018 Oct;33(5):699-707.
doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2016.08.017. Epub 2017 Oct 4.

Assessment of the Pneumatic Ischemia Technique Using the Limb Occlusion Pressure During Upper Limb Surgery

María Sáenz-Jalón, María Ángeles Ballesteros-Sanz, Carmen María Sarabia-Cobo, Elena Roscales-Bartolomé, Marta Santiago Fernández, Gema Canal-Cobo, Carmen Higuero-Piris, Begoña Vélez-Carrera, Gema V Sanjuan, Sandra García-Cobo, Blanca Torres-Manrique, María Eugenia Miguel Martín
Randomized Controlled Trial

Assessment of the Pneumatic Ischemia Technique Using the Limb Occlusion Pressure During Upper Limb Surgery

María Sáenz-Jalón et al. J Perianesth Nurs. 2018 Oct.

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of our study was to evaluate effective ischemia and its associated complications using the limb occlusion pressure technique versus standard pneumatic ischemia technique.

Design: Single-centered randomized, controlled clinical trial.

Methods: One hundred sixty participants were randomized into two equal and parallel groups: (1) intervention group-LOP technique, and (2) control group-standard pneumatic ischemia technique.

Findings: Anesthetic incidences (need to administer analgesics for pain and/or hypnotics for anxiety) were similar in both groups. Statistically significant differences were observed for pain, hyperemia, and hospitalization, with higher values in the control group. Patients in the intervention group had, at 95% confidence, a 2.9 times greater chance of having optimal ischemia (assessed as 9 on the analog scale) than patients in the control group (odds ratio, 2.9; 95% confidence interval, 1.4 to 6.1).

Conclusions: Intervention group patients had lower indexes of hyperemia, pain, and hospital stay.

Keywords: ischemia; nursing care; pain; tourniquet.

PubMed Disclaimer

Publication types