Abstract:
:Conventional hemostatic technologies utilized in thyroid surgery include clamp-and-tie, clips and monopolar and bipolar diathermy. Over the last decade, there has been a major shift towards utilizing newer hemostatic technologies, most notably the electrothermal bipolar vessel sealing systems (EBVS) and the Harmonic Scalpel (Ethicon Endosurgery, OH, USA), for thyroid surgery. Since the first report of EBVS thyroidectomy in 2003, more than 50 studies have been published evaluating EBVS utilization for thyroid surgery. In addition to providing a historical perspective and exploring the principles of EBVS technology, this review aims to evaluate the current published data regarding EBVS utilization for thyroid surgery. In particular, a focus is given to LigaSure (Covidien, Dublin, Ireland) technology because it has been studied most thoroughly in the literature. This review will also evaluate studies comparing the EBVS with Harmonic Scalpel technology for thyroid surgery.
journal_name
Expert Rev Med Devicesjournal_title
Expert review of medical devicesauthors
Butskiy O,Wiseman SMdoi
10.1586/erd.13.6subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-05-01 00:00:00pages
389-410issue
3eissn
1743-4440issn
1745-2422journal_volume
10pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract:INTRODUCTION:Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the most commonly performed orthopedic procedures. During the past decade, patient-specific instrumentation (PSI) has been commercially introduced in order to simplify and make TKA surgery more effective, precise and efficient than conventional mechanical instrumenta...
journal_title:Expert review of medical devices
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journal_title:Expert review of medical devices
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journal_title:Expert review of medical devices
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journal_title:Expert review of medical devices
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journal_title:Expert review of medical devices
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journal_title:Expert review of medical devices
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journal_title:Expert review of medical devices
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journal_title:Expert review of medical devices
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Expert review of medical devices
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Expert review of medical devices
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1586/17434440.2015.1028362
更新日期:2015-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of medical devices
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journal_title:Expert review of medical devices
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1586/17434440.4.4.447
更新日期:2007-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of medical devices
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/17434440.2017.1282313
更新日期:2017-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of medical devices
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1586/17434440.2015.1086265
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of medical devices
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1586/17434440.2.2.141
更新日期:2005-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of medical devices
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1586/17434440.2016.1124018
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of medical devices
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1586/17434440.2015.985208
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of medical devices
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1080/17434440.2017.1324292
更新日期:2017-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of medical devices
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/17434440.2019.1682996
更新日期:2019-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of medical devices
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1586/17434440.3.2.137
更新日期:2006-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of medical devices
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1586/erd.12.23
更新日期:2012-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of medical devices
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1586/erd.10.59
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of medical devices
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2020-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of medical devices
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1080/17434440.2019.1564037
更新日期:2019-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of medical devices
pub_type: 社论
doi:10.1586/17434440.2016.1126178
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of medical devices
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2014-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of medical devices
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2019-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of medical devices
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doi:10.1080/17434440.2019.1599283
更新日期:2019-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of medical devices
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更新日期:2004-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Expert review of medical devices
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更新日期:2006-09-01 00:00:00