Compartment Syndrome of Forearm
Conditions
Brief summary
Background: Tourniquets are the basic equipment for nurses to perform blood draws, and venous indwelling needles for congestion, or for hemostasis. Therefore, forgetting to remove the tourniquet is a common problem that leads to blood circulation being blocked, and even severe tissue necrosis occurred. Purpose: The study aimed to evaluate whether this innovative tourniquet could prevent forgetting to remove the tourniquet, and improve the satisfaction of care. Research design: This clinical research trial was a quasi-experimental study designed for a single group with pre-and post-test. We will recruit 160 nurses in high-risk units of the hospital. The delay in removing the tourniquet as our study outcome is defined as the removing time delay of one minute. Expected results: The research results will provide some evidence of the efficacy of intelligent tourniquets.
Interventions
DEVICEInnovative tourniquet (Acusense Nonpneumatic tourniquet)
To use this innovative tourniquet before collecting blood samples, and setting IV catheter. We also use this innovative tourniquet to occlude the flow of blood.
Sponsors
National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
We will recruit 160 nurses in high-risk units of the hospital.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Nurse group: We included nurses who have working experience of more than 3 months, and are willing to use an innovative tourniquet.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Preventing the forgetting to remove the tourniquet | A three months period | Forgetting to remove the tourniquet is defined as the optimal removing time to delay of one minute. |
| Enhancing nurses' satisfaction | A three months period | The Likert Scale asks how much a person agrees or disagrees with a particular statement or question. It is usually made up of a 5-point rating scale ranging from 1 and 5 with 10-item. |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed