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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Öffnen der Blutsperre

English translation:

removal of the tourniquet

Added to glossary by Rowan Morrell
Sep 7, 2003 13:25
21 yrs ago
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German term

Öffnen der Blutsperre

German to English Medical Medical (general) Knee Endoprosthesis Surgery; Wound Closure
"Wundverschluß

"Nach dem Öffnen der Blutsperre wird eine sorgfältige Blutstillung vorgenommen."

The end of my knee endoprosthesis text is at last in sight! The last paragraph is dealing with wound closure.

"Blutsperre" is "arrest of blood supply" according to the Roche Lexikon Medizin. Eurodicautom offers "blood arrest" and "arrest of blood circulation". However, none of these terms get many search engine hits, which is rather surprising. Moreover, none of these terms goes very well with the verb "öffnen".

At the moment, I'm saying "when the blood supply is freed up", which doesn't sound much like what a doctor would say. But I'm at a loss to know how exactly to translate this. TIA for your assistance.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +3 removal of the tourniquet
3 +1 when the blood flow is enabled again
4 after relieving the partial deprivation of the blood supply
4 discontinuation of the blood stoppage
Change log

Jul 21, 2010 20:05: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Medical (general)"

Proposed translations

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removal of the tourniquet

Since your La Roche reference also mentions tourniquet as a specific kind of Blutsperre, and my research indicates that tourniquets are used in such knee surgery. Also ran across "deflation" of the tourniquet.

http://www.sportortho.ch/bereiche/operativ/so_fluidsteuerung...
"... Gelenkschwellung und Anlegedauer der Blutsperre..."
"... the swelling of the joint, and the tourniquet time ...



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Note added at 2003-09-07 16:06:44 (GMT)
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http://orthopaedics.hss.edu/services/hip/knee_joint_arthriti...
The total knee replacement is performed in an operating room...
After the epidural block is administered, a ***tourniquet,*** or cuff, will be placed around your thigh. The ***tourniquet*** will be inflated during surgery to help reduce the loss of blood...

http://www.jointtreatment.com/english/patient/uka.html
Minimally Invasive Partial Knee Replacement Surgery...
A ***tourniquet*** is usually applied to the upper portion of the leg to help slow the flow of blood.
Peer comment(s):
agree Siegfried Armbruster : absolutely right, I used this term hundreds of times when working in this field (as an anaesthesiologist)
4 hrs
Good to have the confirmation! I was not 100% sure, since tourniquet seems to be a specific kind of Blutsperre.
agree Johanna Timm, PhD : definitely! seehttp://www.maitrise-orthop.com/corpusmaitri/orthopaedic/92_r...
6 hrs
agree T_Herrmann (X) : nope that's definetly right, see http://www.sportortho.ch/bereiche/operativ/so_fluidsteuerung...
8 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks once again Michele. Good references helped, but on this occasion the peer graders tipped things inexorably in your favour. Nothing I like better than when a clear solution emerges. It hasn't always happened with some of the questions I asked relating to this job, but it definitely has this time, so once again, thank you. Your help was much appreciated, as were sarmb, Johanna and T_Herrmann's detailed comments."
+1
15 mins

when the blood flow is enabled again

I'm not a doctor, Rowan, but I would hope that someone would re-enable the blood flow after stopping it (presumably locally) for a knee operation. I wouldn't refer to circulation in this case since (hopefully) the blood circulation continues normally in the rest of the body.
Peer comment(s):
agree shabda
14 mins
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35 mins

after relieving the partial deprivation of the blood supply

Bunjes give "partial deprivation fo the blood supply " for Blutsperre.
It seems to me that one would have to relieve the Blutsperrre.
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39 mins

discontinuation of the blood stoppage

way you can put it
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