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Principles in Approaching Difficult Operative Situations

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Exposure is critical to having safe surgery and overall patient assessment—especially in the operating room. When providing a consult in the operating room, ensure you have the optimal exposure and/or approach that meets your needs. Here we evaluate an overview of a few common scenarios and tricks when confronted with an intraoperative consult.

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  1. Bailey HR, Isaacson TC. The intraoperative consult. In: Steele SR, Maykel JA, Champagne BJ, Orangio GR, editors. Complexities in colorectal surgery. New York: Springer Publ; 2014. p. 463–76.

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Keller, D.S., Steele, S.R. (2019). Principles in Approaching Difficult Operative Situations. In: Lee, S., Steele, S., Feingold, D., Ross, H., Rivadeneira, D. (eds) Colorectal Surgery Consultation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11181-6_2

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