Potentially survivable fatal vascular access hemorrhage with tourniquet use: A post-mortem analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The US military has prioritized battlefield hemorrhage control. Researchers credit tourniquet use, and a novel trauma care training program, with saving 1000-2000 lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Stop the Bleed campaign translates these lessons learned to the public. This is the first analysis of the potential impact of this newfound knowledge about tourniquet use for extremity fatal vascular access hemorrhage in a civilian population. Fatal vascular access hemorrhage includes bleeding from arteriovenous fistulas and grafts used for hemodialysis and central venous catheters.

Methods

This is a retrospective study of decedent records. We selected Maryland death records from 2002-2017 using the following search terms: "graft," "shunt," "fistula," "dialysis," and "c

SUBMITTER: Goolsby C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7771778 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature