Does Tourniquet Time or Pressure Contribute to Intracranial Pressure Increase following Tourniquet Application?


BEŞİR A., TUĞCUGİL E.

MEDICAL PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE, vol.28, no.1, pp.16-22, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1159/000495110
  • Journal Name: MEDICAL PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.16-22
  • Keywords: Tourniquet, Intracranial pressure, Arterial occlusion pressure, Optic nerve sheath diameter, ARTERIAL-OCCLUSION PRESSURE, OPTIC-NERVE SHEATH, PNEUMATIC TOURNIQUET, REPERFUSION, VELOCITY, INJURY
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether an early increase in intracranial pressure (ICP) following the deflation of a tourniquet is related to the tourniquet time (TT) or tourniquet pressure (TP) and to identify a safe cut-off value for TT or TP. Materials and Methods: Patients who underwent elective orthopedic lower-extremity surgery under general anesthesia were randomized into 2 groups: group A (inflation with a pneumatic TP of systolic blood pressure + 100 mm Hg; n = 30) and group B (inflation using the arterial occlusion pressure formula; n = 30). The initial and maximum TPs, TT, and sonographic measurements of optic-nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) and end-tidal CO2 values were taken at specific time points (15 min before the induction of anesthesia, just before, and 5, 10, and 15 min after the tourniquet was deflated). Results: The initial and maximum TPs were found to be significantly higher in group A than in group B. At 5 min after the tourniquet deflation, there was a significant positive correlation between TT and ONSD (r = 0.57, p = 0.0001). When ONSD >= 5 mm was taken as a standard criterion, the safe cut-off value for the optimal TT was found to be <67.5 min (sensitivity 87% and specificity 59.5%). Conclusion: The ICP increase in the early period after tourniquet deflation was well correlated with TT but not with TP. TT of >= 67.5 min was found to be the cut-off value and is considered the starting point of the increase in ICP after tourniquet deflation. (c) 2018 The Author(s) Published by S. Karger AG, Basel