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

Autor:	Tuna Bilecik, Cemal Özben Ensari, Mehmet Tahir Oruç, Burhan Mayir, Erdem Can Yardımcı
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	congenital hereditary and neonatal diseases and abnormalities medicine.medical_specialty business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Thyroid Thyroidectomy Vessel sealing Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure medicine Complication rate Complication business Original Investigation
Zdroj:	Turkish Journal of Surgery. 30:197-200
ISSN:	1308-8521 1300-0705
DOI:	10.5152/ucd.2014.2764
Popis:	Objective: Vascular 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 Methods: A questionnaire containing 10 items was prepared and announced via the Dialogue in Endocrinology Society website. The results were then analyzed. Results: Fifty 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. Conclusion: The vast majority of surgeons routinely uses VSD and accepts it as a safe tool. However, the observed complication rate was very high.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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