Ultrasonic scalpel causes greater depth of soft tissue necrosis compared to monopolar electrocautery at standard power level settings in a pig model
Open Access
- 23 February 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Surgery
- Vol. 12 (1) , 3
Abstract
Ultrasonic scalpel (UC) and monopolar electrocautery (ME) are common tools for soft tissue dissection. However, morphological data on the related tissue alteration are discordant. We developed an automatic device for standardized sample excision and compared quality and depth of morphological changes caused by UC and ME in a pig model.Keywords
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