“…The diathermy scissors were first described in 1959 as a new instrument [2], but their use has increased in recent years for general surgery. The device is a bipolar cutting diathermy instrument in the form of scissors.…”
There is strong evidence that using electric scissors reduces intraoperative blood loss and operating time. There is some evidence that the scissors may provide better surgical completeness of mastectomy.
“…The diathermy scissors were first described in 1959 as a new instrument [2], but their use has increased in recent years for general surgery. The device is a bipolar cutting diathermy instrument in the form of scissors.…”
There is strong evidence that using electric scissors reduces intraoperative blood loss and operating time. There is some evidence that the scissors may provide better surgical completeness of mastectomy.
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