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ArticleUlusal cerrahi dergisi2014

The approach of general surgeons to the use of vessel sealing device in thyroid surgery.

Burhan Mayir, Tuna Bilecik, Cemal Özben Ensari, Erdem Can Yardımcı, Mehmet Tahir Oruç

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Article in Ulusal cerrahi dergisi, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Burhan MayirClinic of General Surgery, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
Tuna BilecikClinic of General Surgery, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
Cemal Özben EnsariClinic of General Surgery, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
Erdem Can YardımcıClinic of General Surgery, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
Mehmet Tahir OruçClinic of General Surgery, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
Antalya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveVascular sealing devices (VSD) can be safely used in thyroid surgery. The purpose of this survey was to investigate general surgeons' approach to the use of VSD in thyroid surgery in Turkey. MATERIAL AND

methodsA questionnaire containing 10 items was prepared and announced via the Dialogue in Endocrinology Society website. The results were then analyzed.

resultsFifty surgeons (65.8%) stated that they always use VSD, 20 (26.3%) stated that they sometimes use these devices and six (7.9%) declared that they never use VSD. Thirty-six surgeons (47.4%) reported that they use ligation all the time, and 42 (55.3%) stated that upper pole vessels should be ligated at least once. Twenty two point four percent of the responders stated that they faced a complication, which they thought was related to VSD.

conclusionThe vast majority of surgeons routinely uses VSD and accepts it as a safe tool. However, the observed complication rate was very high.

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complicationsThyroidectomyvessel sealing device

Identifiers

PMID25931928
PMCPMC4379794
OpenAlexW2036485344

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