{"id":9689,"date":"2026-06-19T10:41:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T08:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spengler-med.com\/2026\/06\/19\/pneumatic-tourniquets-and-lop\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T11:07:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T09:07:56","slug":"pneumatic-tourniquets-and-lop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spengler-med.com\/en\/2026\/06\/19\/pneumatic-tourniquets-and-lop\/","title":{"rendered":"Pneumatic tourniquets and LOP"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9689\" class=\"elementor elementor-9689 elementor-9666\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-465ea5b e-flex e-con-boxed Aucun Aucune e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"465ea5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc07fe1 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc07fe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pneumatic tourniquets and LOP  \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95dc7c4 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-spengler_gradient_separator\" data-id=\"95dc7c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"spengler_gradient_separator.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spengler-gradient-separator\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5561389 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5561389\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today, tourniquets are used in more than 15,000 surgical procedures per day, underscoring their essential role in modern medicine. Tourniquets are indispensable in surgery to achieve hemostasis by limiting blood flow to a limb. This is accomplished by applying circumferential pressure, which occludes both arterial and venous circulation, thereby creating a bloodless surgical field. This field is crucial for improving surgical precision and minimizing intraoperative blood loss, particularly in orthopedic and trauma surgery [Bogdan-2018].   <\/p><p>A key concept in the modern use of tourniquets is limb occlusion pressure (LOP), which is the minimum pressure required to stop arterial blood flow distal to the cuff. The adoption of LOP has made it possible to reduce the pressures required for effective hemostasis, thereby minimizing the risk of complications such as nerve injury and tissue damage. Studies have shown that using LOP-based settings can significantly reduce tourniquet pressures compared with traditional methods, improving patient safety and surgical outcomes [Tuncali-2018]. This approach is supported by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), which recommends specific safety margins based on LOP measurements [McMillan-2015]. In addition, the clinically acceptable agreement between different LOP measurement methods supports broader clinical use of these techniques, further optimizing tourniquet application [Hughes-2021]. Using limb occlusion pressure (LOP) to determine the minimum effective pressure can significantly reduce the risk of complications [Kumar-2016].     <\/p><p>Bogdan, Y., &#038; Helfet, D. L. (2018). Use of Tourniquets in Limb Trauma Surgery. Orthopedic Clinics of North America, 49, 157-165.    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0030589817302018?via%3Dihub\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ocl.2017.11.004<\/a><\/p><p>Hughes, L., &#038; McEwen, J. (2021). Investigation of clinically acceptable agreement between two methods of automatic measurement of limb occlusion pressure: a randomised trial. Research Open Access.  <\/p><p>Kumar, K., Railton, C., &#038; Tawfic, Q. (2016). Tourniquet application during anesthesia: &#8220;What do we need to know?&#8221; Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 32(4), 424-430. DOI: 10.4103\/0970-9185.168174<\/p><p>McMillan, T. E., Gardner, T., &#038; Johnstone, A. J. (2020). Current concepts in tourniquet uses. Surgery (Oxford), 38(3), 139-142.  <\/p><p>Tuncali, B., Boya, H., Kayhan, Z., &#038; Arac, S. (2018). 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