| Author's Name: |
Waleed Khalid Albayati, MD, Zakaria Yahia Arajy, FRCS (plast), Prof & Theresia Risa Davita, MD, CFP |
| Subject Area: |
Health Science |
| Subject |
Other |
| Section |
Research Paper |
Keyword:
Patient safety, Tourniquet, Ischemic necrosis, Gangrene, Hand injury
Abstract
The time limit for the removal of a tourniquet is short. Any delay in tourniquet deflation exposes to amputation hazards. Our objective was to report a case of ischemic finger gangrene, caused by having forgotten to take a tourniquet off after a finger foreign body removal, to inform healthcare professionals about the risk associated with that negligence.