Electrocautery for cutaneous flap creation during thyroidectomy: a randomised, controlled study

Barbaros U., Erbil Y., Aksakal N., Citlak G., Issever H., Bozbora A., ...More

JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY, vol.122, no.12, pp.1343-1348, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 122 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1017/s0022215108001734
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1343-1348
  • Keywords: Thyroidectomy, Complications, Electrosurgery, SURGICAL SITE INFECTION, MIDLINE LAPAROTOMY, ABDOMINAL INCISION, WOUND-INFECTION, SCALPEL, COMPLICATIONS, PREVENTION, MANAGEMENT, DIATHERMY, SURGERY
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Although electrocautery has been used widely in surgery, the fear of delayed wound healing and infection persists. We aimed to evaluate the risk factors for wound complications and the rate of wound complications, comparing the use of electrocautery or scissors in cutaneous flap creation during thyroidectomy.