Bipolar vessel sealing: instrument contamination and wear have little effect on seal quality and success in a porcine in vitro model

The aim of this study is to systematically investigate under standardized experimental conditions the effects of instrument contamination and wear on the quality of bipolar vessel sealing (BVS) achieved using a reusable instrument.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Wallwiener, Christian Wilhelm (Author) , Junginger, Susanna H. (Author) , Zubke, Wolfgang (Author) , Brucker, Sara Y. (Author) , Enderle, Markus D. (Author) , Neugebauer, Alexander (Author) , Schönfisch, Birgitt (Author) , Wallwiener, Markus (Author)
Format:	Article (Journal)
Language:	English
Published:	27 July 2014
In:	Langenbeck's archives of surgery Year: 2014, Volume: 399, Issue: 7, Pages: 863-871
ISSN:	1435-2451
DOI:	10.1007/s00423-014-1234-2
Online Access:	Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-014-1234-2
Author Notes:	Christian W. Wallwiener, Susanna H. Junginger, Wolfgang Zubke, Sara Y. Brucker, Markus D. Enderle, Alexander Neugebauer, Birgitt Schönfisch, Markus Wallwiener