electrosurgery
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- noun
- /ɪˌlɛk.trəˈsɜr.dʒər.i/
- Specialized
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electrocirugía
- For many, electrosurgery replaced the scalpel because it provides for rapid hemostasis.
Examples
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Proponents of cold-knife surgery emphasize the low risk of post-operative bleeding, while proponents of electrosurgery cite the ease of use and good intraoperative hemostasis.
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Electrosurgery is associated with a lesser degree of intraoperative bleeding and a greater degree of surgical precision, but it also results in more postoperative bleeding (n17) and postoperative pain.
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The process involves being in close proximity to the source of surgical smoke when electrosurgery devices are used.
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A risk assessment of the electrosurgery equipment was undertaken, and prolonged exposure to unevacuated surgical smoke was identified.
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Electrosurgery devices can operate at temperatures greater than 500°C.
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Koltai et al. compared standard electrosurgery with subtotal tonsillectomy via the Xomed microdebrider in 312 children.
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Still, a recent study from England and Northern Ireland confirmed that Coblation and both mono- and bipolar electrosurgery were associated with a higher risk of postoperative hemorrhage than cold-knife techniques.
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We compared certain aspects of TWF tonsillectomy with those of four other total tonsillectomy techniques: cold dissection, electrosurgery, harmonic scalpel dissection, and Coblation.
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Using electrosurgery, the surgeon was able to delicately cut through tissue while sealing blood vessels to reduce bleeding.
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During the procedure, the surgeon used electrosurgery to remove the tumor without causing significant damage to surrounding tissue.
Synonyms
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A medical way that uses a hot needle and electric current to remove or destroy body tissue
To use electric current to make particles or tissue clump together to stop bleeding
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Morphology
Etymology
The word electrosurgery is made of electro- ('electricity') and surgery ('medical cutting or repair'). So it literally means doing surgery with electric currents, which is why electrosurgery uses electricity to cut tissue or stop bleeding.