Safety and efficacy of electrocautery scalpel utilization for skin opening in neurosurgery

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 268-272

  Sheikh, B ^a,b  

^a KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Electrocautery scalpel; Monopolar; Neurosurgery; Scalp incision; Skin incision

Indexed keywords

STEEL;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; ELECTRODE; GENERATOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROSURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SCALPEL; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL WOUND; WAVEFORM; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

ELECTROCOAGULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MICROELECTRODES; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SAFETY; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4143069012     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690410001732715     Document Type: Article

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