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  • 10 Best Tourniquet Practices for Surgical Tourniquets for 2023
  • Surgical Tourniquet Technology
    • History & Current Gold Standard
    • Instrument Technology
    • Cuff Technology
    • Limb Protection Sleeve Technology
  • Surgical Tourniquet Use
    • Preoperative Patient Assessment
    • Equipment Preparation
    • Intravenous Regional Anesthesia (IVRA)
    • Tourniquet Cuff Selection
    • Tourniquet Cuff Application
    • Incorporating LOP into Clinical Workflow
    • Safety Considerations During Use
    • Cleaning, Reprocessing, and Equipment Maintenance
  • Tourniquet Safety for 2023
    • Mechanisms and Prevention of Injuries
    • Key Safety Considerations and FAQ
  • Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Therapy
    • Introduction to BFR
    • Clinical implementation of Blood Flow Restriction Therapy
    • Recommendations for choosing BFR technology
    • Significance of BFR Patents
    • Testimonials
  • Specialty Tourniquets and New Developments
    • Emergency Tourniquets: Military and Pre-Hospital
    • Pediatric Tourniquets
    • What are Internal Tourniquets?
    • Personalized Scalp Tourniquets

© Copyright 2026, J.A. McEwen
Use of this site signifies your agreement to the terms of use

  • Home
  • About the Author
  • Review Our Publications
  • Contact the Author
    • Ask a Question
    • Suggest Content
tourniquets.org Logo
  • 10 Best Tourniquet Practices for Surgical Tourniquets for 2023
  • Surgical Tourniquet Technology
    • History & Current Gold Standard
    • Instrument Technology
    • Cuff Technology
    • Limb Protection Sleeve Technology
  • Surgical Tourniquet Use
    • Preoperative Patient Assessment
    • Equipment Preparation
    • Intravenous Regional Anesthesia (IVRA)
    • Tourniquet Cuff Selection
    • Tourniquet Cuff Application
    • Incorporating LOP into Clinical Workflow
    • Safety Considerations During Use
    • Cleaning, Reprocessing, and Equipment Maintenance
  • Tourniquet Safety for 2023
    • Mechanisms and Prevention of Injuries
    • Key Safety Considerations and FAQ
  • Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Therapy
    • Introduction to BFR
    • Clinical implementation of Blood Flow Restriction Therapy
    • Recommendations for choosing BFR technology
    • Significance of BFR Patents
    • Testimonials
  • Specialty Tourniquets and New Developments
    • Emergency Tourniquets: Military and Pre-Hospital
    • Pediatric Tourniquets
    • What are Internal Tourniquets?
    • Personalized Scalp Tourniquets

Surgical tourniquet articles

  • Embedded method of LOP measurement enables accurate, effective and simple prescription of personalized tourniquet cuff pressures in a clinical setting
  • Errors and limitations associated with use of pulse oximetry to estimate limb occlusion pressure (LOP)
  • Are there any guidelines on best practices for hospital admission of a patient with a pre-applied tourniquet?
  • Untangling misconceptions about narrow cuffs and safety
  • Clarification on pneumatic tourniquet use
  • Tourniquets for treating open fractures and traumatic injuries: contraindicated or not?
  • Hazards and injuries associated with elastic ring tourniquets

Blood flow restriction articles

  • How can personalized blood flow restriction be used safely and effectively to accelerate rehabilitation after surgery?
  • Effect of cuff pressure on blood flow during blood flow–restricted rest and exercise
  • Why are automatic personalized blood flow restriction systems best?
  • FDA requirements for pneumatic tourniquets in the United States
  • Personalized BFR rehabilitation for patients with possible prior nerve injury
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