ArticleGland surgery2020
Comparing Ligasure
Article in Gland surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- An umbrella review of the surgical performance of Harmonic ultrasonic devices and impact on patient outcomes.BMC surgery · 2023Pooled it
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- Partial Submandibular Gland Resection in Deep Neck Surgery: An Assessment of Safety Using the LigaSure Exact Dissector.Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2026Article
- Review of Surgical Interventions in the Thyroid Gland: Recent Advances and Current Considerations.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2025Review
- Total Sealing Technique (TST) with a bipolar vessel sealing system reduces lymphorrhea and seroma formation for axillary lymph node dissection in primary breast cancer.Surgery open science · 2024Article
- Complications associated with energy-based devices during thyroidectomy from 2010-2020.World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery · 2023Article
- The Use of Harmonic Focus and Thunderbeat Open Fine Jaw in Thyroid Surgery: Experience of a High-Volume Center.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundHemostasis is fundamental in thyroid surgery. The aim of this randomized active comparator-controlled study was to compare the effectiveness of Ligasure
methodsA total of 180 patients were randomly allocated into 4 groups according to the hemostatic device used: Focus Harmonic Scalpel
resultsDifferences (P<0.001) were observed concerning duration of surgery, operative difficulty and quantity of gland removed per minute. Concerning duration of surgery it is shorter for LE followed by TB and then by both FHS and LSJ. Concerning the quantity of thyroid removed per minute LE leads, followed by FHS and TB. The least amount of gland removed per minute is by LSJ. Finally, operative difficulty was less for LE, while it was equal for all other three devices.
conclusionsEnergy devices are now frequently used in thyroidectomy. Comparing these devices seems to qualify them as equal concerning post-operative complications, hemostasis, and acute inflammatory reaction. However, Ligasure
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