The Use of the Argon Laser‐assisted Quartz Scalpel for Burn Wound Excision to Fascia
作者:
DAVID HEIMBACH,
G. NEAL,
JAMES DOTY,
MING LEE,
JOHN COLOCOUSIS,
DAVID AUTH,
期刊:
The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care
(OVID Available online 1980)
卷期:
Volume 20,
issue 2
页码: 123-126
ISSN:0022-5282
年代: 1980
出版商: OVID
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
We have developed a new method for coupling the hemostatic capabilities of argon laser light with the mechanical advantages of a sharpened quartz blade using fiberoptics. Using the new laser-assisted scalpel, a series of symmetrical skin excisions was done in 20− to 30-kg pigs on one side and with electrosurgery on the other. The laser scalpel was superior in its hemostatic properties (p< 0.01) with no statistically significant difference in surgical speed. Take of split-thickness skin grafts was 90% in beds excised with either the laser or the electrosurgical device. Histologic sections showed less tissue damage with the laser-assisted scalpel than with electrocautery.
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