Figure 2From: Retroperitoneal packing as part of damage control surgery in a Danish trauma centre – fast, effective, and cost-effectiveAccess to the retroperitoneal space in the left pelvic area is made. The left hand pushes the peritoneum and intestines medial and cranial. Swabs are placed into the newly created space with the right hand. In a living patient, a haematoma would have dissected this space, which is then filled with swabs after the coagulum is removed.Back to article page