Can electrocautery replace the scalpel for surgical skin incision?

Laryngoscope. 2022 Dec;132(12):2299-2300. doi: 10.1002/lary.30114. Epub 2022 Mar 30.

Authors

Jobran Mansour¹, Ameya Asarkar^{1

2}, John Pang¹, Cherie-Ann O Nathan^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Dept of Otolaryngology/Head Neck Surgery, LSU Health, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.
² Surgical Service, Otolaryngology Section, Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.

PMID: 35353385
DOI: 10.1002/lary.30114

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Electrocoagulation*
Humans
Skin
Surgical Instruments
Surgical Wound*