Effectiveness and safety of tourniquet utilization for civilian vascular extremity trauma in the pre-hospital settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis

YING-CHIH KOTsai, Tou-YuanTou-YuanTsaiWu, Chien-KaiChien-KaiWuLin, Kai-WeiKai-WeiLinMING-JU HSIEHTZU-PIN LUMatsuyama, TasukuTasukuMatsuyamaWEN-CHU CHIANGMATTHEW HUEI-MING MA2024-03-282024-03-282024-03-191749-7922https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/641524Tourniquets (TQ) have been increasingly adopted in pre-hospital settings recently. This study examined the effectiveness and safety of applying TQ in the pre-hospital settings for civilian patients with traumatic vascular injuries to the extremities.enEmergency medical service; Pre-hospital; Tourniquet; Vascular extremity trauma[SDGs]SDG3Effectiveness and safety of tourniquet utilization for civilian vascular extremity trauma in the pre-hospital settings: a systematic review and meta-analysisreview10.1186/s13017-024-00536-9385042632-s2.0-85188139056https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85188139056