Randomized clinical trial of diathermy versus scalpel incision in elective midline laparotomy

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-44

  Kearns, S R ^a,b   Connolly, E M ^a   McNally, S ^a   McNamara, D A ^a   Deasy, J ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Cappagh Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCALPEL; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0035157360     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.2001.01625.x     Document Type: Article

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