Energy-based vessel sealing in vaginal hysterectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1127-1136

  Kroft, Jamie ^a,b   Selk, Amanda ^a,b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; ENERGY BASED VESSEL SEALING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURING METHOD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY; VASCULAR PEDICLE;

FEMALE; HEMOSTATIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY, VAGINAL; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80054922282     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182324306     Document Type: Article

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