Surgical stapling device–tissue interactions: What surgeons need to know to improve patient outcomes

Medical Devices: Evidence and Research

Volumn 7, Issue , 2014, Pages 305-318

  Chekan, Edward ^a   Whelan, Richard L ^b  

^a ETHICON INC   (United States)

^b ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anastomosis; Bariatric; Colorectal; Education; Stapler; Thoracic

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; BARIATRIC; COLORECTAL; STAPLER; THORACIC;

EDUCATION;

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BLEEDING; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COMPRESSION; DEVICE MALFUNCTION; DEVICE SAFETY; DEVICE TISSUE INTERACTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; STAPLER; STOMACH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENSILE STRENGTH; THICKNESS; THORAX SURGERY; TISSUE COMPRESSIBILITY; TISSUE TYPING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 84908314061     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/MDER.S67338     Document Type: Review

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