Title of article :
Tourniquet in Surgery of the Limbs: A Review of History, Types and Complications
Author/Authors :
Saied, Alireza Department of Orthopedics - Kerman Neuroscience Research Center - Kerman University of Medical Sciences , Ayatollahi Mousavi, Alia Department of Neuroscience - Kerman Neuroscience Research Center - Kerman University of Medical Sciences , Arabnejad, Fateme School of Medicine - Kerman University of Medical Sciences , Ahmadzadeh Heshmati, Afshin Department of Orthopedics - School of Medicine - Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Abstract :
Context: A tourniquet is a device that is used frequently in most orthopaedic surgeries but this routine device can lead to serious
complications so we decided to review and declare it for safe instruction and use.
Evidence Acquisition: We searched the word “tourniquet” in PubMed and Google and reviewed all full text English articles and abstracts
of non-English articles. In addition, we read all the reference pages of articles to find the new references.
Results: The use of tourniquet in orthopedic surgery can lead to serious but rare complications that can be prevented by its correct
knowledge and use.
Conclusions: At present, there is not enough evidence to discontinue the routine uses of tourniquets
Keywords :
Tourniquet , Orthopedic Surgeries , Limbs
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
