Monopolar floating ball versus bipolar forceps for hepatic resection: A prospective randomized clinical trial

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1961-1966

  Torzilli, Guido ^a   Donadon, Matteo ^a   Marconi, Matteo ^a   Procopio, Fabio ^a   Palmisano, Angela ^a   Del Fabbro, Daniele ^a   Botea, Florin ^a   Spinelli, Antonino ^a   Montorsi, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Liver dissection; Liver surgery; Liver tumors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURVIVAL;

AGED; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 54349119123     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-008-0663-z     Document Type: Article

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