Table 3.
Complication/ Study | Patients affected, n | Trend identified* |
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Alteration in physiological parameters† | ||
Bloch et al (43) | Increased CBT | |
Bloch et al. (44) | Increased CBT | |
Lynn et al. (45) | Mixed respiratory and metabolic acidosis | |
Goodarzi et al. (47) | Increased CBT, lactate, end-tidal CO2 | |
Goodarzi et al. (46) | Increased BP, HR, CBT | |
Misra et al. (48) | Increased BP and HR | |
Nerve Injury | ||
Schrock et al. (49) | 5 | |
Slawski et al. (50) | 11 | |
Saw et al. (51) | 1 | |
Jardaly et al. (52) | 4 | |
Yalcinkaya et al. (54) | 1 | |
Inan et al. (53) | 5 | |
Tredwell et al. (55) | 15 | |
Compartment syndrome | ||
Jardaly et al. (52) | 1 | |
Skin burns | ||
Hodgins et al. (58) | 2 | |
Dickinson et al. (59) | 3 | |
Thrombosis and Embolism | ||
Murphy et al. (60) | 7 | |
Ida et al. (61) | 1 | |
Pain | ||
Hanna et al. (62) | Increased pain and analgesia requirements | |
Vas et al. (63) | 6 | |
Limb swelling | ||
Silver et al. (57) | Tourniquet use results in limb swelling |
*Trends are identified over the study population rather than specific individuals; †parameters such as core body temperature (CBT), heart rate (HR), blood pressure (BP) or serum lactate and pH.