Electrocautery for cutaneous flap creation during thyroidectomy: a randomised, controlled study
- Ozarmagan, S.
- Aksakal, Nihat
- Barbaros, U.
- Citlak, G.
- Issever, H.
- Erbil, Y.
- Bozbora, A.
Publication date
January 2008
DOI Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP) Journal
The Journal of Laryngology & OtologyAbstract
Background: Although electrocautery has been used widely in surgery, the fear of delayed wound healing and infection persists. We aimed to evaluate the risk factors for wound complications and the rate of wound complications, comparing the use of electrocautery or scissors in cutaneous flap creation during thyroidectomy
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