Comparison of four energy-based vascular sealing and cutting instruments: A porcine model

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 534-538

  Person, Benjamin ^a   Vivas, David A ^a   Ruiz, Dan ^a   Talcott, Michael ^b   Coad, James E ^c   Wexner, Steven D ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bursting pressure; Energy based; Porcine model; Thermal injury; Vascular sealing

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SWINE; THERMAL INJURY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD VESSELS; ELECTRICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MODELS, ANIMAL; PRESSURE; SWINE; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 39149134560     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-007-9619-8     Document Type: Article

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