Energy sources for laparoscopic colectomy: A prospective randomized comparison of conventional electrosurgery, bipolar computer-controlled electrosurgery and ultrasonic dissection. Operative outcome and costs analysis

Surgical Innovation

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 339-344

  Targarona, Eduardo Ma ^a   Balague, Carmen ^a   Marin, Juan ^a   Neto, Rene Berindoague ^a   Martinez, Carmen ^a   Garriga, Jordi ^a   Trias, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Computer controlled bipolar electrosurgery; Laparoscopic surgery; Ultrasonic energy devices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON DISEASE; COLON RESECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISSECTION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ELECTROSURGERY; ENERGY RESOURCE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLECTOMY; COLONIC DISEASES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DISSECTION; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 32044454001     PISSN: 15533506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/155335060501200409     Document Type: Article

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