A novel safety mechanism to reduce the risk of inadvertent electrosurgical injury

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 239-244

  van Duren, Bernard Hendrik ^a   van Boxel, Gijsbert Isaac ^b   Hart, Alister ^a   Newton, Nick ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diathermy; Diathermy burn; Electrosurgery; Electrosurgical injury; Laparoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

IMAGE PROCESSING; LAPAROSCOPY;

DIATHERMY BURN; ELECTROSURGICAL INJURY; ENERGY SOURCE; IMAGE PROCESSING ALGORITHM; INHERENT RISK; LAPAROSCOPIC PROCEDURES; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; SAFETY MECHANISMS; SIMPLE METHOD; TISSUE INJURY;

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION;

ARTICLE; ELECTROSURGERY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INADVERTENT ELECTROSURGICAL INJURY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL INJURY; TISSUE INJURY; VISUAL FIELD; ALGORITHM; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LAPAROSCOPY; PATIENT SAFETY;

ALGORITHMS; ELECTROSURGERY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LAPAROSCOPY; PATIENT SAFETY;

EID: 84964505061     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: 1464522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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