Electrosurgery

Current Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 458-463

  Jones, Christopher M ^a   Pierre, Ketsia B ^a   Nicoud, Ian B ^a   Stain, Steven C ^b   Melvin III, Willie V ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

electrosurgery; electrosurgical safety; laproscopic electrosurgery

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AGENT;

ALTERNATING CURRENT; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DANGEROUS GOODS; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTRIC BURN; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC INJURY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROSURGERY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FIRE PROTECTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; THERMOGENESIS;

ELECTROSURGERY; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33750437430     PISSN: 01497944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cursur.2006.06.017     Document Type: Article

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