Use of an electrothermal bipolar tissue sealing system in lung surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 226-230

  Santini, Mario ^a   Vicidomini, Giovanni ^a   Baldi, Alfonso ^a   Gallo, Giuseppe ^a   Laperuta, Paolo ^a   Busiello, Luigi ^a   Di Marino, Maria Pia ^a   Pastore, Vincenzo ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diathermy; Hemostasis techniques; Lung surgery; Tissue sealing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL TISSUE; BLEEDING; BRONCHUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; LUNG SURGERY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURING METHOD; SWINE; THERMAL INJURY; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ANIMAL; PULMONARY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SWINE; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 31044438453     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.11.017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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