Safely increasing the efficiency of thyroidectomy using a new bipolar electrosealing device (LigaSure™) versus conventional clamp-and-tie technique

American Surgeon

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 132-136

  Franko, Jan ^a   Kish, Karen J ^a   Pezzi, Christopher M ^a   Pak, Ho ^a   Kukora, John S ^a  

^a ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; HEMOSTASIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SILK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROIDECTOMY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGATION; METHODOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROCOAGULATION; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LIGATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; THYROIDECTOMY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33645282560     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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