AbstractWe report a simple cost effective alternative to commercially available vessel loops made from sterilized surgical gloves for retraction of vital structures during vascular trauma, micro-vascular, micro-neural surgery.KeywordsVessel loopsurgical glovesfrugal innovationGet full access to this articleView all access options for this article.Get accessReferences1. Singh H Khazanchi RK Aggarwal A , et al. Uses of vessel loops in plastic surgery. Indian J Plast Surg 2018; 51: 103–105.2. Moore WM Manship LL Bunt TJ . Differential endothelial injury caused by vascular clamps and vessel loops. I. Normal vessels. Am Surg 1985; 51: 392–400.
