Factors Affecting Capacitive Current Diversion with a Uterine Resectoscope: An In Vitro Study

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 450-460

  Munro, Malcolm G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPACITIVE CURRENT DIVERSION; ELECTRIC ACCIDENT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSURGERY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENERATOR; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT; POWER SUPPLY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THERMAL INJURY; UTERUS SURGERY; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0346103708     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(05)60144-2     Document Type: Article

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