Tourniquet associated chemical burn.
case_series · Level IV
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 22719126.
- Also identified by DOI 10.4103/0019-5413.96366 and PMC identifier 3377150.
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Abstract
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.