Neural outcomes after plasma knife dissection: A pathologic study and clinical correlation

Abstract

Plasma knife nerve dissection seems to be a safe and effective alternative to conventional methods. This technique may confer some advantages over conventional methods with the ability to simultaneously cut and coagulate tissue with minimal thermal spread and electrical stimulation of adjacent neural structures.

Translational plasma stomatology: applications of cold atmospheric plasmas in dentistry and their extension

“…In addition, the intraoperative haemorrhage caused by the unclear visual field is one of the important reasons related with the intraoperative facial nerve injury. Gillespie et al used a plasma knife with a tripolar electrocautery in the head and neck surgery, and an outer plasma bipole on the tip rapidly alternated between a cutting and a coagulation setting to produce a haemostatic cut [155]. Therefore, the plasma knife nerve dissection seems to be a safe and effective alternative to the conventional methods.…”

A prospective randomised trial of LigaSure Small Jaw® versus conventional neck dissection in head and neck cancer patients

“…New energy instruments such as harmonic scalpel, LigaSure, coblation and plasma knife are increasingly being used during surgical procedures. Their safety and efficacy are well documented in the literature . The LigaSure vessel sealing system was reported to shorten the operative duration in patients receiving superficial parotidectomy when compared with the conventional method .…”

Energy based surgical instruments : With particular focus on collateral thermal injury

“…e classi cation of neural thermal damage we used in the rst two papers was developed by our collaborator dr Nordborg. is has later been described as the Carlander classi cation system [122,123].…”