Experimental and clinical study of influence of high-frequency electric surgical knives on healing of abdominal incision

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 25, 2006, Pages 4082-4085

  Ji, Guang Wei ^a   Wu, Yuan Zhi ^a   Wang, Xu ^a   Pan, Hua Xiong ^a   Li, Ping ^a   Du, Wan Ying ^a   Qi, Zhi ^a   Huang, An ^a   Zhang, Li Wei ^a   Zhang, Li ^a   Chen, Wen ^a   Liu, Guang Hua ^a   Xu, Hui ^a   Li, Quan ^a   Yuan, Ai Hua ^a   He, Xiao Ping ^a   Mei, Guo Hua ^a  

^a WUHAN IRON AND STEEL GROUP CORPORATION   (China)

Author keywords

Abdominal incision; Healing; High frequency electric surgical knives; Infection

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HEMOSTASIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RAT; SCALPEL; SKIN INCISION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SUTURING METHOD; WOUND HEALING; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33746238291     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i25.4082     Document Type: Article

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