This prospective, single-center observational study compares the effects of general anesthesia and spinal anesthesia on tissue perfusion in patients undergoing lower extremity surgery with tourniquet use. Tissue oxygenation in the limb distal to the tourniquet is monitored noninvasively using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), and perfusion loss is quantified using an area-under-the-curve (AUC) approach. The primary objective is to evaluate whether spinal anesthesia better preserves distal tissue oxygenation during tourniquet inflation compared with general anesthesia. Secondary objectives are to assess reperfusion response after tourniquet release using changes in NIRS values at 20 minutes relative to baseline, the presence of early hyperemia (rSOâ‚‚ overshoot), and the association between tourniquet duration and perfusion loss. Additional exploratory analyses evaluate selected metabolic and inflammatory markers, including pH, lactate, potassium, and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio.
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Percentage AUC Loss During Tourniquet Inflation
Timeframe: From tourniquet inflation to tourniquet deflation during surgery