Clinical utility of local over general anesthetic tonsillectomy using the BiZact™ device

Housley, David M.; Imrie, Justin; Low, Chris

doi:10.1016/j.amjoto.2022.103547

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“…The study of the control group may be considered as an observational study of established everyday routines in a patient population due for planned surgery. As to the BIZact™ device, this has been e-market and approved for clinical use in Norway, and some few international reports have been promising [2][3][4][5][6][7]. Also, our own experience in a series of pilot patients had been promising and uneventful.…”

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confidence: 81%

“…There is no consensus on the optimal method and device for surgery; use of cold dissection or coblation or diathermia scissors, with electro-cautery as needed; are advocated by different authors. The BIZact ™ vessel seal instrument (Medtronic, Mansfield, MA, USA) is a new technology with continuous measurements of tissue impedance, in order to deliver minimally bipolar energy for dissection and vessel sealing, with minimal thermal damage of remaining tissue [2].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Comparison of Bizact™ Low Temperature Dissecting Device with Bipolar Diathermic Scissors for Tonsillectomy in Adult Patients

Manhein,

Raeder

2023

austinjsurg

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Tonsillectomy is one of the most frequent surgical procedures done worldwide. While the surgical procedure may take less than 10 minutes, there is a significant related morbidity due to per- and post-operative bleeding, post-operative pain and delayed return to normal activity and diet [1]. There is no consensus on the optimal method and device for surgery; use of cold dissection or coblation or diathermia scissors, with electro-cautery as needed; are advocated by different authors. The BIZact ™ vessel seal instrument (Medtronic, Mansfield, MA, USA) is a new technology with continuous measurements of tissue impedance, in order to deliver minimally bipolar energy for dissection and vessel sealing, with minimal thermal damage of remaining tissue [2]. The purpose of the present prospective, partly double-blinded study, was to evaluate the usefulness of BIZact for surgery in a population of adult tonsillectomy patients, in terms of: safety, bleeding, perioperative easiness and time consume, as well as postoperative parameters such as pain, resumption of oral intake, bleeding and overall satisfaction.

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