Ligasure, Harmonic Scalpel versus conventional diathermy in excisional haemorrhoidectomy: a randomized controlled trial
| Autor: | Moataza M. Abdel Wahab, Samer S. Bessa, Ahmed Talha |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Pain score
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Significant difference Analgesic Diathermy General Medicine medicine.disease law.invention Surgery 03 medical and health sciences surgical procedures operative 0302 clinical medicine Hemorrhoids Randomized controlled trial law 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Anesthesia medicine Harmonic scalpel Operative time 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology business |
| Zdroj: | ANZ Journal of Surgery. 87:252-256 |
| ISSN: | 1445-1433 |
| Popis: | Background This study was designed to compare the surgical outcomes of haemorrhoidectomy performed by the Ligasure, Harmonic Scalpel with that performed by the conventional diathermy. Methods A total of 180 patients were randomized to Ligasure, Harmonic Scalpel and diathermy haemorrhoidectomy, 60 patients for each group. The operative time, post-operative pain scores, parenteral analgesic requirements in the first 24 h, post-operative complications and wound healing rates were documented. Results The median operative time was 8 min (range, 7–18) for the Ligasure and Harmonic Scalpel groups and 18 min (range, 15–21) for the diathermy group (P |
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