Cochrane · systematic review · CD015232
Tourniquet use for people with peripheral arterial disease undergoing major lower limb amputations
Laloo, R, Dewi, M, Gwilym, BL, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023 · Cochrane Library
VascularAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 57.1%Low 3 · 42.9%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Tourniquet use compared with no tourniquet use for major lower limb amputations in people with peripheral arterial disease
Population: people with PAD undergoing MLLA
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Intraoperative blood loss (mL) ( Tourniquet use vs no tourniquet use | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 54 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Fall in haemoglobin levels(g/L or mmol/L) ( Tourniquet use vs no tourniquet use | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 54 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Perioperative blood transfusion requirement ( Tourniquet use vs no tourniquet use | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 54 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Primary wound‐healing rates (6 weeks) Tourniquet use vs no tourniquet use | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 54 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Stump revision rates (maximal Tourniquet use vs no tourniquet use | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 54 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Postoperative complications (maximal Tourniquet use vs no tourniquet use | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 54 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Postoperative mortality (6 weeks) Tourniquet use vs no tourniquet use | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 54 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |