Complications and recommended practices for electrosurgery in laparoscopy

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-73

  Wu, Ming Ping ^a   Ou, Chau Su ^b   Chen, Shwu Ling ^c   Yen, Ernest Y T ^c   Rowbotham, Ron ^d  

^a Dept Obstet Gynecol Tainan M ^*  (Taiwan)

^b Northwest Hospital University of Washington   (United States)

^c TAINAN MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NORTHWEST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; ELECTRIC INJURY; ELECTROSURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SURGICAL INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERMAL INJURY;

BURNS, ELECTRIC; ELECTROSURGERY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LAPAROSCOPY;

EID: 0034003332     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(99)00267-6     Document Type: Review

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