Tourniquet use for civilian extremity hemorrhage: systematic review of the literature.

Carlos YÁnez BenÍtezPablo OttolinoBruno M PereiraDaniel Souza LimaAntonio GuemesMansoor KhanMarcelo Augusto Fontenelle Ribeiro Junior

Published in: Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes (2021)

TQ use in the civilian setting is associated with trauma-related injuries. Most are single-site TQs applied for the most part to male adults with upper extremity injury. Commercial TQs are more commonly employed, time in an urban setting is under 1 hour, with few complications described.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
risk factors
soft tissue
trauma patients
drug induced