title: Elasticated retractors in tracheostomy.
abstract: We present a novel way of providing and improving retraction whilst performing tracheostomies, using elasticated retractors. The benefits of this method include an improved surgical field and the facility for use by a single surgeon. This type of retraction could potentially be used in a variety of other head and neck procedures.
authors.affiliation: Otolaryngology Department, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Scotland, UK.
authors.forename: P R C
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Steele
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Mountain
mesh_terms: D004548:Elasticity; D006257:Head / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*