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Fundamentals of Electrosurgery Part I: Principles of Radiofrequency Energy for Surgery

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Radiofrequency (RF) electrosurgery used appropriately, it can allow the surgeon to perform a wide spectrum of procedures safely, effectively, and with minimal undesired tissue trauma. Used without proper care, education, and training, electrosurgery, like other instruments and energy sources, has the potential to cause excessive tissue trauma, and increased operative morbidity, sometimes of a life-threatening nature. This chapter provides the reader with a fundamental knowledge of the scientific principles of RF electrosurgery that will facilitate understanding of the systems and techniques.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Malcolm G. Munro MD, FACOG, FRCS(c)

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Malcolm G. Munro MD, FACOG, FRCS(c)

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  1. Steinberg-Bernstein Chair in Minimally, McGill University Health Centre Director, Division of General Surgery, Montreal, Québec, Canada

    Liane Feldman

  2. Hepatobiliary and Oncologic Surgery, The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. Walnut Creek Medical Center, Walnut Creek, California, USA

    Pascal Fuchshuber

  3. Center (BIDMC), Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Deaconess Medical, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Daniel B. Jones

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Munro, M.G. (2012). Fundamentals of Electrosurgery Part I: Principles of Radiofrequency Energy for Surgery. In: Feldman, L., Fuchshuber, P., Jones, D. (eds) The SAGES Manual on the Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy (FUSE). Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2074-3_2

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