Forgotten digital tourniquet: salvage of an ischeamic finger by application of medicinal leeches

被引：35

作者：

Durrant, C. ^{[1
]}

Townley, W. A. ^{[1
]}

Ramkumar, S. ^{[1
]}

Khoo, C. T. K. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Wexham Pk Hosp, Slough SL2 4HL, Berks, England

来源：

ANNALS OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND | 2006年 / 88卷 / 05期

关键词：

finger tourniquets; gangrene; medicinal leeches;

D O I：

10.1308/003588406X117052

中图分类号：

R61 [外科手术学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Individual finger tourniquets are appropriate to the management of a wide range of conditions presenting to an accident and emergency department. They are simpler and more comfortable to use than upper arm pneumatic tourniquets and commercially available digital tourniquets are not readily available in the accident and emergency unit. However, if a finger tourniquet is overlooked, ischaemia of the digit results, and gangrene may follow if the problem is not defused early enough, leading to potential disaster.(1-3) We present one case where a digit was salvaged after 4 days of tourniquet application, using medicinal leeches.

引用

页码：462 / 464

页数：3

共 12 条

[1]

ARCI G, 2003, HAND SURG, V8, P133

[2] Simple and effective device for finger tourniquet:: A rolled Penrose drain [J].