Venous pressure during intravenous regional anesthesia: Implications for setting tourniquet pressure

• Main Authors: Borzoo Farhang (Author), Alex C Lesiak (Author), Daniel J Ianno (Author), Hayk Minasyan (Author), Adam B Shafritz (Author), Christopher M Viscomi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Aims: Intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA) is utilized for upper extremity surgery, but higher tourniquet pressure and longer inflation time increase the risk of soft tissue and nerve injury. We investigated the duration and magnitude of elevated venous pressure during IVRA to asses...