Giovanni Docimo, Salvatore Tolone, Giovanni Conzo, Paolo Limongelli, Gianmattia Del Genio, Domenico Parmeggiani, Maurizio De Palma, Gennaro Lupone, Nicola Avenia, Roberta Lucchini, Massimo Monacelli, Gaspare Gulotta, Gregorio Scerrino, Daniela Pasquali, Giuseppe Bellastella, Katherine Esposito, Annamaria De Bellis, Angela Pezzolla, Roberto Ruggiero, Ludovico Docimo
BACKGROUND: Hemostasis during thyroidectomy is essential; however, the safest, most efficient, and most cost-effective way to achieve this is unclear. This randomized, multicenter, single-blind, prospective study evaluated the efficacy and safety of using different hemostatic approaches in patients undergoing total thyroidectomy. METHODS: Patients aged ≥18 to 70 years were randomized to Floseal + a harmonic scalpel (HS), Floseal alone, HS alone, or standard total thyroidectomy...
February 2016: Surgical Innovation