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editorial
. 2016 Aug;5(4):345–349. doi: 10.21037/hbsn.2015.11.01

Table 1. Advantage and disadvantage of different Pringle technique.

Pringle technique Advantage Disadvantage
Intracorporeal technique Doesn’t require an additional incision Requires specific material (hemoclips)
Easy to perform in different positions Not easy to achieve “in critical moments”
Elaborated at the moment of unclamping
Extracorporeal technique Cheap and easy to reproduce Requires an additional incision
Quickly usable in case of major bleeding Complex to manoeuvre in the left side and in lateral decubitus
Declamping easy and fast