Potentially survivable fatal vascular access hemorrhage with tourniquet use: A post-mortem analysis.

Craig GoolsbyLuis E RojasMichael AndersenNathan CharltonLaura TilleyJason PasleyTodd E RasmussenMatthew J Levy

Published in: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open (2020)

This study identified 92 Maryland extremity fatal vascular access hemorrhage decedents who potentially could have survived with tourniquet use-an average of 6 per year. These results suggest the need for further epidemiology investigation, as well as exploration of the risks and benefits of teaching and equipping vascular access patients and their caregivers to use tourniquets for life-threatening bleeding.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
palliative care
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
risk factors
human health
patient reported