It would seem that the tourniquet will put a small vein/graft patient into a 2.5 mm vein/ fistula patient category. Fistulas are preferable but if we know a tourniquet will get them to a fistula what  is the value of the tourniquet  vs the risk of patient injury?

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From: Brian Wirick
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Subject: Re: Torniquet use with fistula mapping.
Sent: Jul 5, 2010 12:16 PM

Interesting that this shows up. I've been doing mappings for a certain surgeon 
for a while and his fistula's have been turning out fine and I image without a 
tourniquet.
Now he tells me he wants a tourniquet every time I do a mapping. I guess 
protocols change...But if the vein is a good size to begin with, is a tourniquet 
really needed?

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