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Implications of the national Stop the Bleed campaign: The swinging pendulum of prehospital tourniquet application in civilian limb trauma

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 2021
Supplemental digital content is available in the text. BACKGROUND Prehospital tourniquet (PHT) utilization has increased in response to mass casualty events.
S. Mikdad   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Tourniquet Application for Bleeding Control in a Rural Trauma System: Outcomes and Implications for Prehospital Providers

Prehospital Emergency Care, 2021
Introduction: Uncontrolled bleeding is a preventable cause of death in rural trauma. Herein, we examined the appropriateness, effectiveness, and safety of tourniquet application for bleeding control in a rural trauma system.
H. Bedri   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prehospital tourniquet use: An evaluation of community application and outcome

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 2021
BACKGROUND There is substantial investment in layperson and first responder training involving tourniquet use for hemorrhage control. Little is known however about prehospital tourniquet application, field conversion, or outcomes in the civilian setting.
Leslie M. Barnard   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Tourniquet Controversy

Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection & Critical Care, 2003
Describing a tourniquet as “an instrument of the devil that sometimes saves a life” encapsulates the considerable risk to a limb when a tourniquet is applied to arrest life-threatening extremity hemorrhage. The use of tourniquets is widespread in both military and civilian environments, particularly in the developing world; however, the balance of risk
Roderick L.R. Dunn   +2 more
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Prehospital tourniquet use in penetrating extremity trauma: Decreased blood transfusions and limb complications

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 2019
BACKGROUND Despite increasing popularity of prehospital tourniquet use in civilians, few studies have evaluated the efficacy and safety of tourniquet use. Furthermore, previous studies in civilian populations have focused on blunt trauma patients.
Alison A Smith   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Carpal Tunnel Release without a Tourniquet: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2020
Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Background: Open carpal tunnel release is commonly performed with the use of a tourniquet.
O. Olaiya   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Effects of Tourniquet Application in Total Knee Arthroplasty on the Recovery of Thigh Muscle Strength and Clinical Outcomes

The journal of knee surgery, 2020
The present randomized controlled study aims to evaluate whether tourniquet application during total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has an effect on (1) thigh muscle strength (quadriceps and hamstring muscle strength) and (2) clinical outcomes (postoperative ...
Omer Ayik   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Uterine Isthmus Tourniquet during Abdominal Myomectomy: Support or Hazard? A Randomized Double-Blind Trial

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation, 2020
Background and Objectives: A tourniquet has been suggested as a useful means of reducing massive hemorrhage during myomectomy. However, it is not clear whether the restricted perfusion affects the ovaries.
Abolfazl Mehdizadehkashi   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Scalp tourniquet

British Journal of Plastic Surgery, 1994
A pneumatic tourniquet with special features for the scalp region has been devised. A safe and well controlled surgical ablation can be performed with shortened operative time. The new tourniquet permits a larger access to the scalp and easier applicability to different cranial sizes.
J, Hochberg, M, Ardenghy, T G, Pait
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Tourniquet Use Does Not Affect Functional Outcomes or Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective, Double-Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial.

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American volume, 2019
BACKGROUND The use of a tourniquet during total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is controversial. Pain and return to function are believed, by some, to be influenced by the use of a tourniquet.
R. Goel   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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