Origin and usefulness of the García Capurro´s retractor
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Surgical instruments, Retractor, Surgery, History, Abdominal incisionsAbstract
This communication deals with the origins, usefulness and indications of the García Capurro´s retractor, analyzed from the perspective of the development of surgical instruments, particularly abdominal retractors. The concepts proposed by Rafael García Capurro are presented to obtaining a wide and well-illuminated operating field as essential factors of safety and technical excellence. The conceptual bases that justify the construction of the instrument are analyzed from his original communication of 1955 by a personality that marked his era through a perfectionist and innovative vision of surgery is highlighted. In this context, the creation of the retractor that bears his name is understood.
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García Capurro R., Giuria F., Marin Sanchez, F. Retractores ortostáticos para la gran cirugia abdominal. Bol Soc. Cir .Urug. 1955;26; 629-636
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