Key result
Sparse evidence exists in support of strict limits for tourniquet use, including duration, inflation pressure, and reperfusion periods, though general guidelines can be extrapolated for safe practice.
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Sparse evidence precludes strict tourniquet limits; leaves open prospective trials to define safe parameters.
There is sparse evidence to support strict limits for tourniquet duration, inflation pressure, and reperfusion periods, highlighting the need to rely on general principles for safe practice.
Fitzgibbons et al. (2012) conducted a review in Tourniquet use in the upper and lower extremities. Tourniquet use was evaluated. Sparse evidence exists in support of strict limits for tourniquet use, including duration, inflation pressure, and reperfusion periods, though general guidelines can be extrapolated for safe practice.
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