Electrophysical properties of electrosurgery and capacitive induced current

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 222-225

  Vilos, George ^a   Latendresse, Kim ^a   Gan, Bing Siang ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capacitive induced current; Electrosurgery; Electrosurgery complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISEASE SIMULATION; ELECTRIC BURN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSURGERY; FINGER INJURY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT; SKIN ELECTRODE; SURGEON; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SWINE;

BURNS, ELECTRIC; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSURGERY; HUMANS;

EID: 0034802556     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(01)00712-7     Document Type: Article

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