A meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials that compared ultrasonic energy and monopolar electrosurgical energy in laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 768-777

  Xiong, Junjie ^a   Altaf, Kiran ^b   Huang, Wei ^a   Javed, Muhammad A ^b   Mukherjee, Rajarshi ^b   Mai, Gang ^a   Hu, Weiming ^a   Sutton, Robert ^b   Liu, Xubao ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; BILE LEAKAGE; BLEEDING; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTROSURGERY; ENERGY; GALLBLADDER PERFORATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; MONOPOLAR ELECTRICAL ENERGY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SAFETY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND;

ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; DISSECTION; ELECTROCOAGULATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 84867380833     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2012.0157     Document Type: Article

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