A comparison of the Thunderbeat and standard electrocautery devices in head and neck surgery: a prospective randomized controlled trial

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A comparison of the Thunderbeat and standard electrocautery devices in head and neck

surgery

Kuipers, N C; de Kleijn, B J; Wedman, J; van der Laan, B F A M; Plaat, B E C; Halmos, G B

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10.1007/s00405-021-06739-z

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Kuipers, N. C., de Kleijn, B. J., Wedman, J., van der Laan, B. F. A. M., Plaat, B. E. C., & Halmos, G. B. (2021). A comparison of the Thunderbeat and standard electrocautery devices in head and neck surgery: a prospective randomized controlled trial. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology.

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