Journal article
Performance of Harmonic devices in surgical oncology: an umbrella review of the evidence
Abstract
BackgroundWe performed an umbrella review of systematic reviews summarizing the evidence on the Harmonic scalpel (HS) compared with conventional techniques in surgical oncology (including lymph node dissection).MethodsWe searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews from inception to end of March of 2017 for meta-analyses or systematic reviews of randomized trials comparing HS to conventional techniques in surgical …
Authors
Cheng H; Clymer JW; Sadeghirad B; Ferko NC; Cameron CG; Amaral JF
Journal
World Journal of Surgical Oncology, Vol. 16, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2018
DOI
10.1186/s12957-017-1298-x
ISSN
1477-7819