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How does the use of a venouse occlusive torniquet cause edma?
what is the mechanism? Please give detail..thank you
well inc hyd pressure due occlusion at the torniquet....its like this....u have arterial blood coming from the left side of the heart but its being bloked at the level of the torniquet...so where will it go...in to the interstitial space and u have edema
thanks ganong