Radiofrequency bipolar hemostatic sealer reduces blood loss, transfusion requirements, and cost for patients undergoing multilevel spinal fusion surgery: a case control study.

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Published in J Orthop Surg Res on July 05, 2014

Authors

Steven M Frank1, Jack O Wasey, Ian M Dwyer, Ziya L Gokaslan, Paul M Ness, Khaled M Kebaish

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Zayed 6208, 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore 21287, MD, USA. sfrank3@jhmi.edu.

Associated clinical trials:

Hemostatic Agent Use and Intraoperative Blood Loss in Lumbar Spine Surgery | NCT04058665

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