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ization.
The other aspect speaks to the shape of limbs. Historically, cuffs have
been mostly cylindrical. These had to be fit onto a tapered limb, which did-
n't result in as good of a fit, requiring the use of higher pressures to
occlude the limb.
Now available are variable contour cuffs that let you adjust and fit limbs
that are different shapes. These allow for a better-fitting cuff, meaning you
can apply lower and safer tourniquet pressures because the pressure is
more efficiently transferred to the limb — it's going right to the limb
because the cuff is conformed to the limb.
Another advancement relating to personalization concerns the use of
LOP. Historically, surgeons requested a specific tourniquet pressure based
on their experience and clinical guidelines. For example, they may request
300mmHg for a leg pro-
cedure and 250mmHg
for an arm procedure.
But some advanced sur-
gical tourniquet systems
include means to meas-
ure LOP automatically
before surgery, letting
you determine individu-
alized, optimal (mini-
mum) tourniquet pres-
sure settings for the pro-
cedure.
Studies have shown
that higher tourniquet
pressures are associated
with higher probabilities
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