Comparing Ligasure TM Exact dissector with other energy devices in total thyroidectomy: a pilot study

Comparing Ligasure TM Exact dissector with other energy devices in total thyroidectomy: a pilot study

Hemostasis is fundamental in thyroid surgery. The aim of this randomized active comparator-controlled study was to compare the effectiveness of Ligasure Exact to previously existing sealing devices in patients undergoing thyroidectomy. A total of 180 patients were randomly allocated into 4 groups ac...

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Veröffentlicht in:Gland surgery 2020-04, Vol.9 (2), p.271
Hauptverfasser: Papavramidis, Theodosios S, Pliakos, Ioannis, Chorti, Angeliki, Panidis, Stavros, Kotsovolis, George, Stelmach, Veronica, Koutsoumparis, Dimitris, Bakkar, Sohail, Michalopoulos, Antonios
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Zusammenfassung:Hemostasis is fundamental in thyroid surgery. The aim of this randomized active comparator-controlled study was to compare the effectiveness of Ligasure Exact to previously existing sealing devices in patients undergoing thyroidectomy. A total of 180 patients were randomly allocated into 4 groups according to the hemostatic device used: Focus Harmonic Scalpel (FHS), Ligasure Small Jaw (LSJ), Thunderbeat (TB), and Ligasure Exact (LE). We recorded epidemiologic and biochemical data, operative difficulty, postoperative vocal alteration and pain, complications, operating time, grams of gland excised per minute, and hospitalization. Differences (P
ISSN:2227-684X