A resistively heated scalpel (Shaw scalpel) was used in ten patients for orbital and lid surgical procedures. The blade temperature is set from 110 degrees to 270 degrees C producing a remarkable hemostatic effect with minimal thermal damage to the incision margins. The instrument has proven useful in preserving a good view of the anatomy during dissection and specifically it simplifies excision of orbital fat in blepharoplasty and orbital decompressions for Graves' orbitopathy. Significant shortening of surgical procedures was appreciated in all cases.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Bigger Is Not Always Better: Effects of Electrocautery Setting on Tissue Injury in a Porcine Model.
Cureus
July 2022
Orthopaedic Surgery, Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, USA.
Introduction Electrosurgery for dissection and hemostasis remains one of the foundational tools for the field of surgery as a whole. Monopolar cautery remains the most utilized modality for achieving the aforementioned goals. Given the prolonged history and pre-modern development of "Bovie" cautery, there remains a paucity of data regarding appropriate settings and intensity for various tissue types, procedures, or locales.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSafety and effectiveness evaluation of a two-handed technique combining harmonic scalpel and laparoscopic Peng's multifunction operative dissector in laparoscopic hemihepatectomy.
World J Surg Oncol
July 2021
Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 3 East Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, 310016, People's Republic of China.
Objectives: This study was designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a two-hand technique combining harmonic scalpel (HS) and laparoscopic Peng's multifunction operative dissector (LPMOD) in patients who underwent laparoscopic hemihepatectomy (LHH).
Methods: We designed and conducted a case-control study nested in a prospectively collected laparoscopic liver surgery database. Patients who underwent LHH for liver parenchyma transection using HS + LPMOD were defined as cases (n = 98) and LPMOD only as controls (n = 47) from January 2016 to May 2018.
Shaw scalpel use for recurrent laryngeal nerve dissection: safety parameter findings from continuous intraoperative neuromonitoring in swine models.
Gland Surg
October 2020
Department of Surgery, KUMC Thyroid Center, Korea University Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Background: Precise dissection with hemostasis while preserving important structures is critical in thyroid surgeries. In this study, we tested the safety of the Hemostatix Shaw scalpel (HSS) around the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) in porcine models.
Methods: Four piglets were used to obtain continuous intraoperative neuromonitoring data.
Laparoscopic Portal Territory Hepatectomy (Extended Segment 5) by an Indocyanine Green Fluorescent Dual Staining Technique (Video).
J Gastrointest Surg
January 2021
Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 3 East Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, 310016, Zhejiang Province, China.
Article Synopsis
- The study presents a novel approach to laparoscopic anatomical liver resections (ALR) using an indocyanine green (ICG) dual staining technique to aid in tumor identification and surgical precision.
- A 42-year-old patient underwent successful segment 5 resection with minimal operative time (195 mins) and blood loss (100 mL), demonstrating the method's efficiency and safety.
- Follow-up revealed no complications or tumor recurrence, indicating that the ICG-assisted technique is a viable option for surgical oncology.
Use of electrocautery does not diminish the transmission rate of compared to a scalpel blade.
J Orthop
November 2019
Department of Orthopaedics, Augusta University Medical Center, Augusta, GA, USA.
Article Synopsis
- Various methods exist for preventing wound contamination during shoulder surgery, but there are no widely accepted standards.
- Some surgeons prefer using electrosurgical instruments over scalpels to reduce the risk of deep tissue contamination.
- In a study comparing pathogen transference, both scalpel blades at room temperature and heated electrosurgical blades showed no significant difference in contamination rates.
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!