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Pete's bar: alternative use of the laryngoscopy suspension bar to improve surgical exposure during small incision cochlear implantation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 December 2013

S A C MacKeith ,
P Sleeman-Barker  and
J D Ramsden
S A C MacKeith*
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
P Sleeman-Barker
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
J D Ramsden
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Mr S MacKeith, Department of ENT, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Background:

Cochlear implant surgery is increasingly being performed through a small incision because of the benefits associated with this technique, such as fewer wound complications. Efforts have been made to maximise surgical exposure in order to improve this evolving technique; this includes the development and use of new retractors. For instance, elasticated stay hooks can retract skin in a radial fashion and they are less bulky than traditional retractors. These hooks are usually attached directly to surgical drapes or to a disposable retractor ring; there are disadvantages to both of these methods.

Method:

This paper describes a technique using a laryngeal suspension bar in which the bar acts as a fixed structure to which these elasticated stay hooks can be attached.

Conclusion:

This technique was found to be safer, cheaper and more effective for obtaining optimal surgical exposure compared with a technique whereby the stay hooks are attached directly to the drapes or to a disposable retractor ring.

Keywords

Minimal Access Surgical ProceduresCochlear ImplantsOtorhinolaryngology
Type
Short Communication
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 128 , Issue 1 , January 2014 , pp. 96 - 97
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2013 

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