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P
neumatic tourniquets are used many
thousands of times per day in ortho-
pedic cases, facilitating procedures
by reliably establishing a bloodless
surgical field with a high level of
safety. But now there's a new concept in tourniquet
They deliver more efficient application
of cuff pressure to the limb, letting you
use lower and safer tourniquet pressures.
It's Time for
Personalized Tourniquet Systems
Jim McEwen, PhD
Vancouver, Canada
z TOURNIQUET PARESIS To reduce the risk of tourniquet-relat-
ed nerve injuries, base the tourniquet cuff pressure on the
measurement of the limb occlusion pressure.
Pamela
Bevelhymer,
RN,
BSN
use: personalized tourni-
quet systems — the low-
est limb occlusion pres-
sure needed to occlude
blood flow and create a
clear, dry surgical field.
These tourniquet sys-
tems automatically
measure the minimum
pressure required to
occlude the limb and
recommend a cuff pres-
sure to be used during
surgery that is personal-
ized for each individual
patient. They also have
specially designed
tourniquet cuffs and limb
protection sleeves that
can conform to the limb
shape of each individual
patient. The personaliza-
tion of the tourniquet
lets you use lower cuff
pressures and better-fit-
ting tourniquet cuffs to
dramatically reduce the
incidence of nerve injury.
