Optimizing Retraction in Laparoscopic Surgery

Abstract

Study Objective

The objectives of this video are to reinforce important principles of retraction for laparoscopy and demonstrate their application.

Design

This is a video compilation of several surgeries.

Setting

These surgeries were performed at a single academic center

Patients or Participants

Participants were patients undergoing surgery at our hospital

Interventions

N/A.

Measurements and Main Results

N/A.

Conclusion

Three fundamental principles of teaching surgical retraction are clear communication, maintaining tissue tension, and maximizing exposure. Standardized directional language should be used while performing and teaching surgery. Here we reinforce the above concepts and introduce standardized retraction language in order to optimize retraction in laparoscopic surgery.