Steel scalpel versus electrocautery blade: Comparison of cosmetic and patient satisfaction outcomes of different incision methods

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 427-433

  Chau, Jason K M ^a,b   Dzigielewski, Peter ^a   Mlynarek, Alex ^a   Cote, David W ^a   Allen, Heather ^a   Harris, Jeffery R ^a   Seikaly, Hadi R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Cosmetic outcomes; Electrocautery; Patient satisfaction; Scalpel; Skin incision

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCAUTERY BLADE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NECK DISSECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCALPEL; SCAR; SKIN INCISION; STEEL SCALPEL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK DISSECTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 70349233955     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2009.080080     Document Type: Article

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