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Surgical outcome of cutting diathermy versus scalpel skin incisions in uncomplicated appendectomy: A...

Surgical outcome of cutting diathermy versus scalpel skin incisions in uncomplicated appendectomy: A...

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Surgical outcome of cutting diathermy versus scalpel skin incisions in uncomplicated appendectomy: A comparative study

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Surgical outcome of cutting diathermy versus scalpel skin incisions in uncomplicated appendectomy: A comparative study

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Nigeria: Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd

Journal title

The Nigerian postgraduate medical journal, 2019-04, Vol.26 (2), p.100-105

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English

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Nigeria: Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd

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Background: It is traditionally believed that diathermy skin incisions produce a comparatively poorer surgical outcome despite recent evidences to the contrary. This study set out to compare diathermy and scalpel skin incisions with respect to immediate post-operative pain, surgical-site infection and surgical scar cosmesis. Methodology: This was a...

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Surgical outcome of cutting diathermy versus scalpel skin incisions in uncomplicated appendectomy: A comparative study

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_8e9ece0704634a24ba33850b7cc20f4f

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_8e9ece0704634a24ba33850b7cc20f4f

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1117-1936

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2468-6875

DOI

10.4103/npmj.npmj_25_19

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