To knot or not to knot? Sutureless haemostasis compared to the surgeon's knot

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 359-362

  Rajbabu, K ^a   Barber, N J ^a   Chol, W ^a   Muir, G H ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diathermy; Harmonic scalpel; Knot; Ligatures; Suture

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLIP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; EX VIVO STUDY; HEMOSTASIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; LIGATION; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SCALPEL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; SWINE; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; LIGATION; PRESSURE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SWINE;

EID: 34248657539     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588407X183418     Document Type: Article

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