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. 2024 May 30;24:90. doi: 10.1186/s12873-024-01005-x

Table 2.

Blood loss [ml]

CAT SAMXT SOFTT-W CAT vs. SAMXT CAT vs. SOFTT-W SAMXT vs. SOFTT-W
Undressed 99 ± 17 141 ± 28 177 ± 71 * * *
Bundeswehr combat trousers 110 ± 23 105 ± 27 * 148 ± 42 * * *
Bundeswehr insulation sublayer + Bundeswehr combat trousers 104 ± 19 121 ± 18 168 ± 38 * *
Bundeswehr combat trousers + Bundeswehr rain trousers 113 ± 24 104 ± 30 * 135 ± 32 * *
Bundeswehr combat trousers + Bundeswehr insulation trousers 98 ± 9 105 ± 23 * 134 ± 22 * * *
Bundeswehr combat trousers + Bundeswehr insulation trousers + Bundeswehr rain trousers 116 ± 21 133 ± 28 174 ± 30 * *
Bundeswehr tropical trousers + Bundeswehr Overgarment 110 ± 18 151 ± 62 145 ± 22 * * *
Cut protection trousers 91 ± 14 151 ± 44 139 ± 26 * * *
Synthetic motorcycle trousers 95 ± 26 150 ± 40 135 ± 40 * * *
Leather motorcycle trousers 135 ± 25 * 174 ± 70 * 176 ± 53 * *

Blood loss corresponding to each tourniquet for each of the nine clothing setups compared to the undressed setting and comparison of the three tourniquets within each clothing setup

The data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation

CAT: Combat Application Tourniquet® Generation 7; SAMXT: SAM® Extremity Tourniquet; SOFTT-W: SOF® Tactical Tourniquet Wide Generation 4

*Significant at p < 0.05