Hemostasis with the ultrasonically activated scalpel: Effective substitute for electrocautery in surgical patients with pacemakers

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 727-

  Strate, T ^a   Bloechle, C ^a   Broering, D ^a   Schuchert, A ^a   Izbicki, J R ^a   Rogiers, X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardioverter; Cholecystectomy; Defibrillator; Laparoscopic surgery; Pacemaker; Ultrasonically activated scalpel

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEMOSTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALPEL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0344848803     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649901084     Document Type: Article

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