Survey of Tourniquet Use in a Combat Support Hospital

Data will be collected on the type of tourniquet and circumstances of its use. Patients with penetrating extremity injury will have clinical and pre-clinical hospital data collected.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

This is a performance improvement project that is a prospective observational cohort design with subgroup analyses. This project meets the criteria of research with its intent to publish. No data is generated and only existing data are used. No interventions are made and the comparisons will be with within subgroups in the cohort.

Aim 1. Describe the number of tourniquets which were appropriately used (wound required a tourniquet and tourniquet was placed properly) as assessed by treating physician

Aim 2 &3. Describe if limbs wounds with tourniquets were bleeding upon admission, resuscitation, and following tourniquet removal

Aim 4. Describe if mortality for the cohort of patients with tourniquets is different than the mortality predicted by various injury scoring systems

Aim 5. Compare patient outcomes between those in which a tourniquet was indicated but not used and those for whom a tourniquet was indicated and used

Aim 6. Determine if patients that received tourniquets for an extended time period exhibit any known tourniquet complications

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

584

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Baghdad, Iraq
        • Combat Support Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Combat soldiers on whom tourniquet was applied.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • penetrating extremity injury with tourniquet use

Exclusion Criteria:

  • non penetrating extremity injury

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
A
Individuals on whom tourniquet was used.
device

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: John F Kragh, MD, US Army Institute of Surgical Research

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2006

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 14, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 14, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

August 16, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 20, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 19, 2011

Last Verified

December 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • IRAQ 06-010
  • I.2006.175dt

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