• Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University,Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China;
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Objective  To compare the advantages and disadvantages of using the harmonic scalpel and bipolar coagulation forceps versus harmonic scalpel and conventional clamp-and-tie technique in open thyroid surgery.
Methods  One hundred patients indicated for thyroid surgery were randomly divided into two groups:the bipolar coagulation forceps group underwent surgery with harmonic scalpel and bipolar coagulation forceps,and the conventional clamp-and-tie group with harmonic scalpel and conventional clamp-and-tie technique,respectively.All operations were performed by the same group of doctors.The total operation time,intraoperative bleeding,mass diameter,postoperative drainage,and surgical complications (postoperative bleeding, postoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis,seroma,and permanent postoperative hypoparathyroidism) were compared.
Results  There were 48 valid cases in the bipolar coagulation forceps group, and 49 cases in the conventional clamp-and-tie group. There were no significant differences between two groups patients of age,gender,disease composition,and mass diameter(P>0.05).With the same operative approach, the total operation time,intraoperative bleeding,and the incidence of transient postoperative hypoparathyroidism in the bipolar coagulation forceps group were significantly lower than those in the conventional clamp-and-tie group (P<0.001).The postoperative drainage in the bipolar coagulation forceps group was more than that in the conventional clamp-and-tie group (P<0.05).There was no single case of postoperative bleeding,postoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis,seroma,and permanent postoperative hypoparathyroidism in both groups.
Conclusions  The combination of harmonic scapel with bipolar coagulation forceps provides significant advantages over the combination of harmonic scapel with conventional clamp-and-tie technique in open thyroid surgery.

Citation: WEI Tao,ZHANG Ming,LI Jieqing,ZHU Jingqiang. Use of Harmonic Scalpel and Bipolar Coagulation Forceps Versus Harmonic Scalpel and Conventional Clampand-Tie Technique in Open Thyroid Surgery —— A Randomized Controlled Trial. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2012, 19(2): 157-164. doi: Copy