Controlled study of in-line ovine spleen transection assisted by radiofrequency ablation

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 841-844

  Haghighi, Koroush S ^a   Steinke, Karin ^a   Hazratwala, Kiran ^a   Kam, Peter C A ^a   Daniel, Steven ^a   Morris, David L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD STAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; LAPAROTOMY; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SHEEP; SPLEEN INJURY; SPLEEN SURGERY; SPLENECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CATHETER ABLATION; DIATHERMY; SHEEP; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 17844363725     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000161495.29886.24     Document Type: Article

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