Impact of the use of vessel sealing or harmonic scalpel on intra-hospital outcomes and the cost of thyroidectomy procedures

Impact of the use of vessel sealing or harmonic scalpel on intra-hospital outcomes and the cost of thyroidectomy procedures

Objectives: To analyze the operative time, length of hospitalizationand cost, as well as the bleeding and pain observed during thepostoperative period, of thyroidectomy procedures using vesselsealing, harmonic scalpel or the conventional technique. Methods:Retrospective analysis of thyroidectomies p...

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Main Authors: Fabricia Bersi da Silva, Ana Claudia de Oliveira Limoeiro, Juliana Del Bianco, Vanessa Teich, Nelson Teich, José Carlos Teixeira, Ana Luiz Vasconcelos, Camila Sardenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2012-09-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
Subjects:
Thyroidectomy
Health economics
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Technology
high-cost
Online Access:http://apps.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/2401-354-359_eng.pdf

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