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A Primer in Surgical Energy

 

Presented by Malcom Munro, MD at the SAGES 2014 Meeting; Panel – FUSE, Fire and Fiasco – OR Safety 101


types of surgical energy–51 sec
objectives–1:02
speaking the language–1:38
what is RF?–3:02
what is cautery?–3:37
watertower analogy–4:52
what does an ESU do?–6:38
isolated vs ground-ref


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Video Categories
FUSE, Fire and Fiasco - OR Safety 101
Learning Themes
Academic / Educational
Sources
2014 Annual Meeting, Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy
Presentation Types
Podium Presentation
Video Authors
Munro M
Video Institutions
Kaiser Permanente--Los Angeles CA, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine--Los Angeles CA

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