Residual heat of laparoscopic energy devices: How long must the surgeon wait to touch additional tissue?

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3499-3502

  Govekar, Henry R ^a   Robinson, Thomas N ^a   Stiegmann, Greg V ^a   McGreevy, Francis T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ConMed Electrosurgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Electrosurgery; Monopolar; Radiofrequency; Ultrasonic

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EX VIVO STUDY; HEAT SENSATION; HEAT SENSITIVITY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LAPAROSCOPE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL EXPOSURE; TIME;

EID: 82355168849     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-011-1742-x     Document Type: Article

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