The purpose of this study is to evaluate the technical benefits, advantages and limits of the use of the Harmonic Focus curved shears in total thyroidectomy.
According to a randomized sequence, total thyroidectomy was performed in 34 patients using Harmonic Focus and in 34 patients using clamp-and-tie technique. In this randomized prospective trial, differences in the duration of surgery, intraoperative bleeding and post-operative complications were analysed.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
68
Comparison between two groups of patients. One group is operated on using harmonic Focus for haemostasis compared to a second group of patients operated on with the conventional haemostasis using tie-and-clamp technique
Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Brussels, Belgium
Efficacy, safety and potential advantages of Harmonic Focus for total thyroidectomy
Time frame: day one after surgery
Impact on bleeding, operative time, instrument exchanges, material needed for haemostasis
Time frame: during the operation
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