Background
blood loss, intraoperative blood loss
BLOOD LOSS, STERILE, EXSANGUINATION, INTRAOPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS
Perioperative blood loss prevention for femoral orthopedics surgery in the pediatric population is crucial since the children have less total blood volume [The sterile exsanguination tourniquet (SET) has been used to create a bloodless surgical field for various extremities surgeries [Regarding the limitations of the standard pneumatic tourniquet, we hypothesize that SET could be an effective alternative for restricting perioperative blood loss and blood transfusion in orthopedic femoral-related surgeries in pediatric patients. This randomized-controlled study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of SET in terms of total perioperative blood loss and blood transfusion control in pediatric femoral-related surgeries. In addition, estimated intraoperative blood loss, total postoperative drained volume, and operative duration were also evaluated.