TY - GEN AU - Zanghì,Antonio AU - Cavallaro,Andrea AU - Di Vita,Maria AU - Cardì,Francesco AU - Di Mattia,Paolo AU - Piccolo,Gaetano AU - Barbera,Giuseppina AU - Urso,Mario AU - Cappellani,Alessandro TI - The safety of the Harmonic® FOCUS in open thyroidectomy: a prospective, randomized study comparing the Harmonic® FOCUS and traditional suture ligation (knot and tie) technique SN - 1743-9159 PY - 2015///0722 KW - Adult KW - Blood Loss, Surgical KW - prevention & control KW - Cost-Benefit Analysis KW - Female KW - Goiter, Nodular KW - surgery KW - Hemostasis, Surgical KW - adverse effects KW - Humans KW - Hypocalcemia KW - etiology KW - Length of Stay KW - statistics & numerical data KW - Ligation KW - Male KW - Middle Aged KW - Operative Time KW - Pain, Postoperative KW - Postoperative Period KW - Prospective Studies KW - Safety KW - Suture Techniques KW - Sutures KW - Thyroidectomy KW - Treatment Outcome KW - Ultrasonic Surgical Procedures N1 - Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2014.05.028 ER -