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Ontology:
Tourniquets
(C0040519)
Definition (UMD)
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Devices designed to constrict/compress circumferentially an extremity for a limited period of time in order to control venous and arterial blood flow. The pressure is applied to the extremity upon the limb surface and underlying tissues using the cuff. Pressure is then transferred to the blood vessels which causes a temporary occlusion. Pneumatic tourniquets are used mainly during surgical procedures to provide a bloodless operative field; mechanical (i.e., non-inflatable) tourniquets are usually intended for use in emergency to control hemorrhage after serious limb accidents.
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Definition (NCI_NCI-GLOSS)
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A device, such as a strip of cloth or a band of rubber, that is wrapped tightly around a leg or an arm to prevent the flow of blood to the leg or the arm for a period of time. A tourniquet may be used when drawing blood or to stop bleeding after an injury.
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Definition (MSH)
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Devices for the compression of a blood vessel by application around an extremity to control the circulation and prevent the flow of blood to or from the distal area. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
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Concepts |
Medical Device
(T074)
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MSH |
D014111
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SnomedCT |
38141007
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English |
Tourniquets, Tourniquet, device, tourniquet, tourniquet (treatment), tourniquets, Tourniquet, Tourniquet, device (physical object), Tourniquet, NOS |
Swedish |
Tourniqueter
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Czech |
turnikety
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Finnish |
Kiristyssiteet
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Italian |
Laccio emostatico, Lacci emostatici |
Russian |
TURNIKETY, ТУРНИКЕТЫ |
French |
Garrots, Tourniquets |
Croatian |
STEZAČI
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Polish |
Krępulce, Opaski uciskowe |
Norwegian |
Turnikeer, Årepresser, Turnikéer, Turniké, Turnike |
Portuguese |
Garroteamento, Torniquetes |
Spanish |
torniquete (objeto físico), torniquete, Torniquetes |
German |
Staubinden, Tourniquets, Abschnürbinden |
Dutch |
Stuwband, Stuwbanden, Tourniquets |
Ontology:
Tourniquets, Pneumatic
(C0183980)
Definition (UMD)
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Tourniquets designed to constrict/compress circumferentially an extremity for a limited period of time by applying a precise amount of pressure using a gas-inflated cuff. The pressure is applied to the limb surface and underlying tissues using the cuff; pressure is then transferred to the blood vessels causing a temporary occlusion. The pressure applied should be at least equal or higher than the minimum required to occlude the blood flow (i.e., limb occlusion pressure [LOP]). These tourniquets typically include an inflatable cuff, a compressed gas source, and tubes. Manual devices may use an integral gas cartridge or a manual pump as a compressed air source while automated tourniquets include a control unit that supplies the compressed gas from a central supply system, a small gas container (e.g., a cylinder), or from an integral electric pump. Pneumatic tourniquets are used mainly during surgical procedures in the extremities to enable surgeons to perform delicate procedures in bloodless operative fields.
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Definition (SPN)
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A pneumatic tourniquet is an air-powered device consisting of a pressure-regulating unit, connecting tubing, and an inflatable cuff. The cuff is intended to be wrapped around a patient's limb and inflated to reduce or totally occlude circulation during surgery.
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Concepts |
Medical Device
(T074)
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English |
TOURNIQUET, PNEUMATIC, Tourniquets, Pneumatic, Pneumatic Tourniquets |
Ontology:
Tourniquets, Strap
(C0183982)
Concepts |
Medical Device
(T074)
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English |
Strap Tourniquets, Tourniquets, Strap |