Saw X, the Gigli Saw, the Tourniquet and the Fastest Amputation Ever Described
Abstract Saw X is a 2023 American horror film, where a murderer named John Kramer takes revenge on those who deceived him about a treatment for his brain tumor. In this film, Leonardo Gigli and his famous saw are mentioned, which must be used to amputate a leg in order to achieve a macabre challenge. This amputation must be accomplished in just 3 minutes, at the risk of being decapitated with one of those saws. This film serves as a pretext to review the life of Leonardo Gigli, the history of his saw, the possibility of performing an amputation in short time, and the effectiveness of improvised tourniquets in controlling exsanguinating bleeding.
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Saw X. Wikipedia. (revisado el 31 de octubre de 2023).
Brunori A, Bruni P, Greco R, Giuffré R, Chiappetta F. Celebrating the centennial (1894–1994): Leonardo Gigli and his wire saw. J. Neurosurg. 1995; 82(6): 1086-1090.
Nica DA, Moisa H, Mohan A, Ciurea AV. Leonardo Gigli and the Gigli saw. Gigli Redivivus (Gigli resurrected). World Neurosurg. 2020; 135: 35-7.
Baskett TF. Eponyms and names in obstetrics and gynaecology. 3rd Ed. Nueva Escocia: Cambridge University Press; 2019.
Wright AS, Maxwell PJ. Robert Liston, M.D. (October 28, 1794–December 7, 1847): The fastest knife in the West End. Am. Surg. 2014; 80(1): 1-2.
Magee R. Robert Liston: Surgeon extraordinary. Aust. N. Z. J. Surg. 1999; 69(12): 878-881.
Jones AJ, Nesbit RR, Holsten SB. Time me, gentlemen! The bravado and bravery of Robert Liston. In: American College of Surgeons. Bulletin of the Surgical History Group. Washington: American College of Surgeons; 2016. P. 26-30.
Hawk AJ. ArtiFacts: Built for speed—Robert Liston’s surgical technique. Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res. 2021; 479(4): 679-680.
Alonso-Algarabel M, Esteban-Sebastià X, Santillán-García A, Vila-Candel R. Tourniquet use in out-of-hospital emergency care: A systematic review. Emergncias. 2019; 31: 47-54.
Lakstein D, Blumenfeld A, Sokolov T, Lin G, Bssorai R, Lynn M, et al. Tourniquets for hemorrhage control on the battlefield: A 4-year accumulated experience. J. Trauma 2003; 54(Supl 5): S221-S225.
Niven M, Castle N. Use of tourniquets in combat and civilian trauma situations. Emerg. Nurse. 2010; 18(3): 32-36.
Kragh CF, Walters TJ, Baer DG, Fox CJ, Wade CE, Salinas J. et al. Survival with emergency tourniquet use to stop bleeding in major limb trauma. Ann. Surg. 2009; 249(1): 1-7.
Galante JM. Using tourniquets to stop bleeding. JAMA. 2017; 317(14): 1490.
Henry R, Matsushima K, Ghafil C, Henry RN, Theeuwen H, Golden AC, et al. Increased use of prehospital tourniquet and patient survival: Los Angeles Countywide study. J. Am. Coll. Surg. 2021; 233(2): 233-2399.
Camacho Aguilera, J. F. (2024). Saw X, the Gigli Saw, the Tourniquet and the Fastest Amputation Ever Described. Journal of Medicine and Movies, 20(4), 397–407. https://doi.org/10.14201/rmc.32186
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