Prolonged tactical tourniquet application for extremity combat injuries during war against terrorism in the Sahelian strip.
Alexandre Sabate-FerrisGeorges PfisterGuillaume BoddaertJean-Louis DabanStéphane de RudnickiAlexandre CaubereThomas DemouresStéphane TraversFréderic RongierasLaurent MathieuPublished in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2021)
Extended and proximal tourniquet applications led to significant morbidity related to compartment syndrome and rhabdomyolysis. Hemorrhagic shock, mass casualty incident, and tactical constraints often precluded revising the temporary tourniquet applied under fire.