electrosurgical
Surgical electricity use
Electrosurgical describes medical instruments or procedures that use high-frequency electrical current to cut tissue or stop bleeding.
An electrosurgical unit generates the current; an electrosurgical knife or pencil delivers it.
The technique allows surgeons to make precise incisions while simultaneously cauterizing blood vessels.
Having single pole
- bipolarHaving two opposite poles
- noncontactWithout physical touching
- voltageElectrical potential difference
Controlled cut into tissue
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- excisionCutting out of tissue
- resectionSurgical tissue removal
- ablationRemoval by cutting, melting
tissue · scalpel · blade · snare · wire · transection · debulking · conization
Electricity-producing machine
- electrodeConductive interface point
- pencilGraphite writing instrument
- handpieceHandheld instrument attachment
- footswitchFloor-mounted control trigger
forceps · insulation · cable · holster
Process that stops bleeding
- cauterizationBurning tissue medically
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
- escharNecrotic tissue crust
- sealingMaking impermeable
Damage by heat
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- pacemakerDevice regulating heartbeat
- implantDevice placed inside tissue
- groundingConnecting to earth
Via small abdominal incisions
- endoscopicRelating to internal visualization
- arthroscopicJoint-examining via tiny camera
- colonoscopicOf colon visualization procedure
- roboticStiff and unemotional
dermatologic · ophthalmic · neurosurgical · gynecologic · urologic · outpatient · ambulatory
monopolar
Having single pole
- bipolarHaving two opposite poles
- noncontactWithout physical touching
- voltageElectrical potential difference
incision
Controlled cut into tissue
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- excisionCutting out of tissue
- resectionSurgical tissue removal
ablation · tissue · scalpel · blade · snare · wire · transection · debulking · conization · tonsillectomy
generator
Electricity-producing machine
- electrodeConductive interface point
- pencilGraphite writing instrument
- handpieceHandheld instrument attachment
footswitch · forceps · insulation · cable · holster
hemostasis
Process that stops bleeding
- cauterizationBurning tissue medically
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
- escharNecrotic tissue crust
burn
Damage by heat
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- pacemakerDevice regulating heartbeat
- implantDevice placed inside tissue
grounding · REM · channeling
laparoscopic
Via small abdominal incisions
- endoscopicRelating to internal visualization
- arthroscopicJoint-examining via tiny camera
- colonoscopicOf colon visualization procedure
robotic · dermatologic · ophthalmic · neurosurgical · gynecologic · urologic · outpatient · ambulatory
electrosurgicalhand-powered
Operated by human force
manual · unpowered · non-powered · low-tech · primitive
surgery, electricity, surgical, electro, electrocautery, electrosurgery, electrocoagulation