TY - JOUR AU - Dionigi, Gianlorenzo AU - Wu, Che-Wei AU - Kim, Hoon-Yub AU - Liu, Xiaoli AU - Liu, Renbin AU - Randolph, Gregory W. AU - Anuwong, Angkoon PY - 2016 TI - Safety of energy based devices for hemostasis in thyroid surgery JF - Gland Surgery; Vol 5, No 5 (October 31, 2016): Gland Surgery (New Techniques and Technologies for the Treatment of Surgical Endocrine Diseases Part I) Y2 - 2016 KW - N2 - Energy based devices (EBD) have been developed, implemented and increasingly applied in thyroid surgery because they can provide a combined dissection and haemostatic effect. In particular, advantages of EBD have been described in terms of efficacious haemostasis, reduction of procedure-associated time, reduced incision length, less operative blood loss and transfusion need, decreased postoperative drain, pain and hospital stay. In addition, EBD are essential for endoscopic procedures. On the contrary, a potential drawback is the increased health care costs. This paper reviews relevant medical literature published on the safety of new devices for achieving hemostasis and dissection around the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN). UR - https://gs.amegroups.org/article/view/11916