Open AccessTourniquet associated chemical burn
Author(s) -
Jae Hyuk Yang,
Hyungtae Lim,
Jung Hwan Yoon,
Hyeon Il Jeong
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.96366
Subject(s) - medicine , tourniquet , chemical burn , anesthesia , maceration (sewage) , burn injury , surgery , intensive care medicine , waste management , engineering
Chemical burn under pneumatic tourniquet is an iatrogenic preventable injury and is rarely reported in the literature. The two important mechanisms are maceration (friction) and wetness underneath the tourniquent. In this report, our experience with two illustrative patients who presented with iatrogenic tourniquet associated burn is described.