ArticleCureus2019
Safety and Cost-effectiveness of LigaSure® in Total Thyroidectomy in Comparison with Conventional Suture Tie Technique.
Article in Cureus, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of the use of high-energy devices for thyroid surgery.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Pooled it
- High-energy devices in different surgical settings: lessons learnt from a full health technology assessment report developed by SICE (Società Italiana di Chirurgia Endoscopica).Surgical endoscopy · 2023Pooled it
- The role of LigaSure™ and Harmonic Scalpel in the preservation of recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroidectomy.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2022Pooled it
- Use of technologies in thyroid surgery: Latin American Thyroid Society Surgical Affairs Committee Expert Opinion. Part 1.Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2025Review
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- The Use of Harmonic Focus and Thunderbeat Open Fine Jaw in Thyroid Surgery: Experience of a High-Volume Center.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Parathyroid hormone level after total thyroidectomy using conventional versus harmonic focus technique: Prospective randomized study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Article
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- Energy vessel sealant devices are associated with decreased risk of neck hematoma after thyroid surgery.Updates in surgery · 2020Article
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8 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
introductionTotal thyroidectomy has been considered to be a treatment of choice for thyroid malignancies. It has recently gained popularity as gold standard for benign thyroid disorders requiring surgical treatment. Because of higher number of complications associated with total thyroidectomy, it is still considered an adventurous endeavor. Most important improvements in thyroid surgery include laparoscopic thyroidectomy, energy based devices (EBD) like Harmonic Focus® and LigaSure® for dissection and hemostasis, intraoperative neuromonitoring, and parathyroid hormone (PTH) assay technology. AIM OF STUDY: Recent studies have suggested that despite lesser complication rates with LigaSure
conclusionLigaSure was significantly advantageous over conventional technique in reducing risk of complications and operation time as well as perioperative and postoperative blood loss. The reduction of operative times resulted in decreased operating room occupancy costs but the overall cost of surgery was significantly higher in LigaSure group.
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