Currently a standard tourniquet pressure is used for orthopedic surgeries. High tourniquet pressure had been associated with adverse side effects such as ischemia, muscle weakness, and post operative pain. Limb Occlusion Pressure, LOP, is based off the patient's systolic blood pressure plus a safety margin and is typically much lower than standard tourniquet pressure. The aim of this study is to determine if using LOP during orthopedic surgeries decreases post-operative pain and opioid consumption and improves patient's outcomes.
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Postoperative surgical site pain
Timeframe: Pain will be recorded as an average of three reported VAS recordings throughout each day for 14-days following surgery. Will compare change in average pain relative baseline pre-op (0) (within group) at each day post-surgery for 14 days
Postoperative tourniquet site pain
Timeframe: Pain will be recorded as an average of three reported VAS recordings throughout each day for 14-days following surgery. Will compare change in average pain relative baseline pre-op (0) (within group) at each day post-surgery for 14 days