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Published in final edited form as: Prehosp Emerg Care. 2016 May 31;20(6):712–722. doi: 10.1080/10903127.2016.1182606

Table 4.

Potential complications by Indicated or Non-indicated tourniquet placement

	Indicated	Non-indicated	All patients
	(n = 94)	(n = 11)	(n = 105)	P value
Total Complications	18 (19.1%)	1 (9.1%)	19 (18%)	0.68
Amputation^a	0	0	0	1.00
Acute Renal Failure	3 (3.2%)	0	3 (2.9%)	0.72
Compartment Syndrome	2 (2.1%)	0	2 (1.9%)	0.80
Nerve Palsy	5 (5.3%)	0	5 (4.8%)	0.57
VTE	8 (8.5%)	1 (9.1%)	9 (8.6%)	0.65
None	76 (81%)	10 (91%)	86 (82%)	0.68

Note.

Traumatic amputation was included in the a priori definition of indicated tourniquet placement. Values are expressed as n (percentage). VTE = venous thromboembolism.