Table 1

Injury characteristics of patients with tourniquets

ParameterTQ+ (n=69)
Tourniquet duration, mean (SEM), minutes78 (6)
Arterial involvement
 Brachial, n (%)20 (29)
 Radial/Ulnar, n (%)23 (33)
 Femoral, n (%)6 (9)
 Popliteal, n (%)10 (14)
 Tibial/Peroneal, n (%)10 (14)
Concurrent vein injury, n (%)35 (51)
Operative intervention
 Arterial repair, n (%)35 (51)
 Arterial ligation, n (%)18 (26)
 Venous repair, n (%)5 (7)
 Initial amputation, n (%)16 (23)
 Fracture fixation, n (%)19 (28)
 Fasciotomy, n (%)14 (20)
 Exploratory laparotomy, n (%)3 (4)
  • TQ+, with prehospital tourniquet.