The evolutionary state of electrosurgery: Where are we now?

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 353-358

  Advincula, Arnold P ^a   Wang, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar; Electrosurgery; Hemostasis; Monopolar

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD VESSEL; CLIP; CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSURGERY; GENERATOR; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEAT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOSURGERY; REVIEW; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY; WAVEFORM; ELECTROCOAGULATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY;

ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTROSURGERY; HUMANS;

EID: 58149216615     PISSN: 1040872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GCO.0b013e3283073ab7     Document Type: Review

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