Comparison of a reusable with a disposable vessel-sealing device in a sheep model: Efficacy and costs

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 795-798

  Klar, Maximilian ^a   Haberstroh, Jörg ^a   Timme, Sylvia ^a   Fritzsch, Gernod ^b   Gitsch, Gerald ^a   Denschlag, Dominik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b KLS Martin Group   (Germany)

Author keywords

animal model; cost; efficacy; in vivo; reusable device; Vessel sealing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMORAL ARTERY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; VESSEL SEALING DEVICE;

ANIMALS; CAROTID ARTERIES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT REUSE; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; LIGATION; MODELS, ANIMAL; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 78751567843     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.09.014     Document Type: Article

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