Perioperative outcomes using LigaSure compared with conventional bipolar instruments in laparoscopic hysterectomy: A randomised controlled trial

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 118, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1568-1575

  Janssen, P F ^a   Brolmann H A M ^a   Van Kesteren, P J M ^b   Bongers, M Y ^c   Thurkow, A L ^d   Heymans, M W ^a   Huirne, J A F ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^c MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conventional bipolar instrument; haemostasis; laparoscopic hysterectomy; LigaSure; randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENTIONAL BIPOLAR INSTRUMENTS; DEVICE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGASURE DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN INCISION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

ADULT; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 81255138677     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.03089.x     Document Type: Article

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