Changes in body temperature following deflation of limb pneumatic tourniquet

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
T AkataS Takahashi

Abstract

To investigate changes in both core and peripheral skin-surface temperatures during and after application of a unilateral leg pneumatic tourniquet in adult patients. Prospective, observational clinical study. University hospital. 21 ASA physical status I and II adult patients scheduled for elective leg orthopedic surgery with lumbar epidural anesthesia. Rectal and fingertip skin-surface temperatures were recorded every minute after steady-state lumbar epidural anesthesia was established. Significant (p < 0.05) increases in both rectal and fingertip temperatures were observed during tourniquet application for 91 +/- 6 minutes from 36.5 +/- 0.14 degrees C to 37.0 +/- 0.17 degrees C and from 32.6 +/- 0.79 degrees C to 35.5 +/- 0.44 degrees C, respectively. In contrast, both rectal and fingertip temperatures progressively decreased following tourniquet release; significant (p < 0.05) decreases in the rectal and fingertip temperatures were observed 6 and 5 minutes after tourniquet release, respectively. Decreases (approximately maximum) in the rectal and fingertip temperatures 15 minutes after tourniquet release were 0.25 +/- 0.05 degrees C and 1.26 +/- 0.26 degrees C, respectively. In each case, changes in fingertip temperature wer...Continue Reading

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