 After the left lower extremity had been prepped and draped in the usual sterile fashion, we applied an Esmarch tourniquet, exsanguinating the blood and inflated the tourniquet to 325 mmHg for a total of 19 minutes. 
After the left lower extremity had been prepped and draped in the usual sterile fashion , we applied an Esmarch tourniquet , exsanguinating the blood and inflated the tourniquet to 325 mmHg for a total of 19 minutes .