The safety of the Harmonic® FOCUS in open thyroidectomy: A prospective, randomized study comparing the Harmonic® FOCUS and traditional suture ligation (knot and tie) technique

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue , 2014, Pages 132-135

  Zanghì, Antonio ^a   Cavallaro, Andrea ^a   Di Vita, Maria ^a   Cardì, Francesco ^a   Di Mattia, Paolo ^a   Piccolo, Gaetano ^a   Barbera, Giuseppina ^a   Urso, Mario ^a   Cappellani, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Focus; Harmonic; Knot tie technique; Sutureless; Thyroidectomy; Ultracision

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNOT TIE TECHNIQUE; LAPAROSCOPIC SHEAR; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE PALSY; SUTURE LIGATION TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; THYROID DISEASE; THYROIDECTOMY; WOUND COMPLICATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GOITER, NODULAR; HEMOSTASIS; LIGATION; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROCEDURES; SAFETY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND SURGERY;

ADULT; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GOITER, NODULAR; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; LENGTH OF STAY; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATIVE TIME; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84909998037     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: 17439159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2014.05.028     Document Type: Article

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