Harmonic scalpel in coronary artery bypass surgery

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 493-495

  Tanemoto, K ^a   Kanaoka, Y ^a   Murakami, T ^a   Kuroki, K ^a  

^a IWAKUNI NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass; Gastroepiploic artery; Harmonic scalpel; Surgical instruments

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; GASTROEPIPLOIC ARTERY; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; SAFETY; SCALPEL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 0031787940     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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