Research Articles · %812 %e, %2015 · DOI: 10.15520/ijmhs.2015.vol5.iss2.60.50-52

Comparitive Analysis Between Scalpel And Diathermy In Elective Abdominal Incisions

Ravikumar V, Yousuf M B Siddique, Vinayak Vajpeyi, Vickey Katheria

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Use of diathermy in making skin incision has proved better then scalpel in many abdominal surgery with following advantages:

  • Minimal pain post operatively
  • Negligible blood loss
  • Minimal wound collection
  • Nil complication
  • Better wound cosmesis