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Evaluation of the Influence of Short Tourniquet Ischemia on Tissue Oxygen Saturation and Skin Temperature Using Two Portable Imaging Modalities. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11175240. [PMID: 36079169 PMCID: PMC9457061 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11175240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The exact influence of tourniquet ischemia on a treated extremity remains unclear. METHODS Twenty patients received an operation on one hand under tourniquet ischemia. Twenty healthy volunteers received 10 min of tourniquet ischemia on one of their arms. Measurements of tissue oxygen saturation using near-infrared reflectance-based imaging and skin temperature of the dorsum of the hand were performed at five different timepoints (t0 was performed just before the application of the tourniquet ischemia, t1 directly after the application of the tourniquet ischemia, t2 before the release of the ischemia, t3 directly after the release of the ischemia, and t4 on the following day). RESULTS In both groups, tissue oxygen saturation dropped after the application of the tourniquet ischemia compared to t0 and increased after the release of the tourniquet ischemia. In the patient group, tissue oxygen saturation at t4 was higher compared to t0; in contrast, the level of tissue oxygen saturation in the participant group dropped slightly at t4 compared to t0. The measured skin temperature in the patient group showed an increase during the observation period, while it continuously decreased in the group of healthy participants. CONCLUSIONS Short-term ischemia did not appear to permanently restrict perfusion in this study design. The non-invasive imaging modalities used were easy to handle and allowed repetitive measurement.
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Busse E, Hickey C, Vasilakos N, Stewart K, O’Brien F, Rivera J, Marrero L, Lacey M, Schroll R, Van Meter K, Sammarco MC. Plasma flow distal to tourniquet placement provides a physiological mechanism for tissue salvage. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0244236. [PMID: 33347516 PMCID: PMC7752148 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Military literature has demonstrated the utility and safety of tourniquets in preventing mortality for some time, paving the way for increased use of tourniquets in civilian settings, including perioperatively to provide a bloodless surgical field. However, tourniquet use is not without risk and the subsequent effects of tissue ischemia can impede downstream rehabilitative efforts to regenerate and salvage nerve, muscle, tissue and bone in the limb. Limb ischemia studies in both the mouse and pig models have indicated not only that there is residual flow past the tourniquet by means of microcirculation, but also that recovery from tissue ischemia is dependent upon this microcirculation. Here we expand upon these previous studies using portable Near-Infrared Imaging to quantify residual plasma flow distal to the tourniquet in mice, pigs, and humans and leverage this flow to show that plasma can be supersaturated with oxygen to reduce intracellular hypoxia and promote tissue salvage following tourniquet placement. Our findings provide a mechanism of delivery for the application of oxygen, tissue preservation solutions, and anti-microbial agents prior to tourniquet release to improve postoperative recovery. In the current environment of increased tourniquet use, techniques which promote distal tissue preservation and limb salvage rates are crucial.
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Affiliation(s)
- Emily Busse
- Department of Surgery, Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology, Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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- Department of Mathematics, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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- Orthopaedic Surgery Service, Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Orthopedics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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- Department of Orthopedics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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- Department of Mathematics, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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Radowsky JS, Neely R, Forsberg JA, Lisboa FA, Dente CJ, Elster EA, Crane NJ. Preclosure spectroscopic differences between healed and dehisced traumatic wounds. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0204453. [PMID: 30261011 PMCID: PMC6160065 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The complexity and severity of traumatic wounds in military and civilian trauma demands improved wound assessment, before, during, and after treatment. Here, we explore the potential of 3 charge-coupled device (3CCD) imaging values to distinguish between traumatic wounds that heal following closure and those that fail. Previous studies demonstrate that normalized 3CCD imaging values exhibit a high correlation with oxygen saturation and allow for comparison of values between diverse clinical settings, including utilizing different equipment and lighting. METHODS We screened 119 patients at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and at Grady Memorial Hospital with at least one traumatic extremity wound of ≥ 75 cm2. We collected images of each wound during each débridement surgery for a total of 66 patients. An in-house written computer application selected a region of interest in the images, separated the pixel color values, calculated relative values, and normalized them. We followed patients until the enrolled wounds were surgically closed, quantifying the number of wounds that dehisced (defined as wound failure or infection requiring return to the operating room after closure) or healed. RESULTS Wound failure occurred in 20% (19 of 96) of traumatic wounds. Normalized intensity values for patients with wounds that healed successfully were, on average, significantly different from values for patients with wounds that failed (p ≤ 0.05). Simple thresholding models and partial least squares discriminant analysis models performed poorly. However, a hierarchical cluster analysis model created with 17 variables including 3CCD data, wound surface area, and time from injury predicts wound failure with 76.9% sensitivity, 76.5% specificity, 76.6% accuracy, and a diagnostic odds ratio of 10.8 (95% confidence interval: 2.6-45.9). CONCLUSIONS Imaging using 3CCD technology may provide a non-invasive and cost-effective method of aiding surgeons in deciding if wounds are ready for closure and could potentially decrease the number of required débridements and hospital days. The process may be automated to provide real-time feedback in the operating room and clinic. The low cost and small size of the cameras makes this technology attractive for austere and shipboard environments where space and weight are at a premium.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jason S. Radowsky
- Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (USUHS-Walter Reed Surgery), Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (USUHS-Walter Reed Surgery), Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Orthopaedics, USUHS-Walter Reed Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Orthopaedics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (USUHS-Walter Reed Surgery), Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Regenerative Medicine Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America
- Surgical Critical Care Initiative, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Surgical Critical Care Initiative, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Trauma/Surgical Critical Care, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (USUHS-Walter Reed Surgery), Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Regenerative Medicine Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America
- Surgical Critical Care Initiative, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (USUHS-Walter Reed Surgery), Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Regenerative Medicine Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America
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