Compression devices for temporary hemostasis in injuries of the abdomen and adjacent ileo‑inguinal areas (literature review)

The review analyzes the available literature on the experimental justification and experience of practical application of existing promising devices for stopping intra‑abdominal and external bleeding in the ilio‑inguinal regions by creating an external local compression. Objective: to analyze the order of application, effectiveness and parameters of safe use of “abdominal tourniquet” for local compression of the abdomen and ilio‑inguinal areas with continued bleeding into the peritoneal cavity and pelvic tissue, damage to the vessels of the ilio‑femoral segment, as well as with high hip detachments, when it is impossible to fix the classic tourniquet. Materials and methods. The analysis of modern domestic and foreign literature, the sacred relevance of the pathology under consideration, the constructive features of the main models of devices for creating external compression in the abdomen and adjacent areas of the body, the experience and results of their application in laboratory and real conditions is carried out. Results. The obtained data allow us to assert that today the following four models belong to the main products of the above‑described purpose: AAJT (Abdominal Aortic and Junctional Tourniquet), CRoC (Combat Ready Clamp), JETT (Junctional Emergency Treatment Tool), SJT (SAM Junctional Tourniquet). The considered devices for creating local compression provide temporary hemostasis in intra‑abdominal bleeding, injury of large vessels of the ilio‑inguinal regions and high separation of the thighs, but their use has a number of features that affect the effectiveness of stopping blood flow. Conclusion. The considered compression devices have design features and limitations, so when creating a domestic analog, additional data on the algorithm of use is needed, depending on the area of the wound and the intended source of bleeding, the timing of fixation, as well as the possible combination of this method of temporary hemostasis with other promising methods of stopping bleeding at the pre‑hospital stage.

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