2009
DOI: 10.1016/s1479-666x(09)80035-8
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Diathermy training and usage trends among surgical trainees — will we get our fingers burnt?

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“…A disinclined approach in the use of diathermy by the surgical trainees is predominantly because of the lack of formal training in this area. 6 The role of diathermy is not limited to general surgical procedures and in fact many clinical trials have compared the usefulness of scalpel and diathermy in making skin incisions in other specialties. [7][8][9] The aim of this meta-analysis was to compare the effectiveness of the cold scalpel and diathermy in making abdominal skin incisions.…”
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“…A disinclined approach in the use of diathermy by the surgical trainees is predominantly because of the lack of formal training in this area. 6 The role of diathermy is not limited to general surgical procedures and in fact many clinical trials have compared the usefulness of scalpel and diathermy in making skin incisions in other specialties. [7][8][9] The aim of this meta-analysis was to compare the effectiveness of the cold scalpel and diathermy in making abdominal skin incisions.…”
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“…The use of electrosurgery or cold scalpel for making incisions largely depended on surgeon's preference though the conventional diathermy tended to minimize the blood loss and reduce the operating time without compromising the outcome. On the contrary, the surgical scalpels lacked any haemostatic 8 component .…”
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“…In a recent survey of higher surgical trainees in the United Kingdom, only 24% used diathermy for laparotomy skin incisions, and 76% used a scalpel, even though the scalpel use poses a significant and well known risk to the surgeon and other staff in theatre, both in terms of direct injury and through blood borne infection . In a systematic review of scalpel safety in the operating room, Watt et al .…”
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