Electrosurgical Generators and Monopolar and Bipolar Electrosurgery

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 279-287

  Vilos, George A ^a   Rajakumar, Chandrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bipolar electrosurgery; Electrosurgical generator; Electrosurgical unit; Monopolar electrosurgery; Return Dispersive electrode

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATING CURRENT; ARTICLE; BODY PIERCING; CAUTERIZATION; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; ELECTRIC BURN; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; ELECTROSURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; ENERGY; GENERATOR; GYNECOLOGIST; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LIGHTNING; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; OPERATING ROOM; RADIOFREQUENCY; RISK; ROBOTICS; SURGEON; TARGET ORGAN;

ELECTRICITY; ELECTROSURGERY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY;

EID: 84877348266     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: 15534669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2013.02.013     Document Type: Article

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