A systematic review of tourniquet use in paediatric orthopaedic surgery: can we extrapolate from adult guidelines?

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Tourniquets are commonly used intraoperatively in orthopaedic surgery to control bleeding and improve visibility in the surgical field. Recent evidence has thrown into question the routine use of tourniquets in the adult population resulting in a British Orthopaedic Association standard for intraoperative use. This systematic review evaluates the evidence on the practice, benefits, and risks of the intraoperative use of tourniquets for trauma and elective orthopaedic surgery in the paediatric population.

Methods

A prospectively registered systematic review was conducted using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines (PROSPERO: CRD42022359048). A search of MEDLINE, Embase, the Cochrane Library and a Grey literature sea

SUBMITTER: Pintar V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10823570 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature