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Incision, Exposure, Closure

Springer International Publishing, (2022), 15-21
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-81415-1_3
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Abstract

This chapter discusses the initial steps in any surgical procedure: incision and exposure of the surgical field. Fundamental principles are stressed throughout. Different types of surgical retractors are described. Finally, the general principles of wound closure (particularly abdominal incisions) are described.

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Spanos, C. P., Kaiser, A. M., & Scott-Conner, C. E. H. (2022). Incision, Exposure, Closure. In Chassin’s Operative Strategy in General Surgery: An Expositive Atlas: Fifth Edition (pp. 15–21). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81415-1_3

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