<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Manouras, Andreas</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lagoudianakis, Emmanuel E</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antonakis, Pantelis T</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Filippakis, George M</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Markogiannakis, Haridimos</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kekis, Panagiotis B</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Electrothermal bipolar vessel sealing system is a safe and time-saving alternative to classic suture ligation in total thyroidectomy.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Head Neck</style></secondary-title><alt-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Head Neck</style></alt-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Electrocoagulation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Female</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hemostasis, Surgical</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Humans</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ligation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Male</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Middle Aged</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Prospective Studies</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Suture Techniques</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Thyroid Gland</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Thyroidectomy</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Treatment Outcome</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2005</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2005 Nov</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">27</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">959-62</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">BACKGROUND: Total thyroidectomy is associated with minimal morbidity. The electrothermal bipolar vessel sealing system is an adjunct to the surgical technique, recently made available to thyroid surgery.

METHODS: This is a prospective randomized trial of total thyroidectomies performed in single unit from July 2003 to May 2004. Patients were randomly assigned in two groups: group A (n = 90), total thyroidectomy with the classic suture ligation technique; and group B (n = 94), total thyroidectomy with the use of the electrothermal bipolar vessel sealing system.

RESULTS: Operative time was significantly reduced in group B by 14 minutes (mean difference, 14.3 +/- 4.2 minutes, 95% CI, 5.88-22.6 minutes). No statistically significant differences were found in postoperative complications, postoperative serum calcium measurements, or hospital stay between the two groups.

CONCLUSIONS: The electrothermal bipolar vessel sealing system is a safe and useful, time-saving adjunct for total thyroidectomy.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">11</style></issue><custom1><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16134183?dopt=Abstract</style></custom1></record></records></xml>