Silver nitrate sticks are often used for minor hemostasis where patients are not under general anesthesia, and where electrocautery would be painful and inconvenient.
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Moderate and severe changes are usually treated, by electrocautery, cryocautery or loop excision, with the objective of completely removing the abnormal area.
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Electrocautery uses heat conduction from a probe heated to a glowing temperature by a direct current ( much in the manner of a soldering iron ).
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Scalpel blades are usually made of hardened and tempered steel, stainless steel, or high carbon steel; in addition, titanium, electrocautery and lasers.
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Tonsillectomies typically are performed by electrocautery, sticking a long device in the throat that cuts and burns away the tissue, searing blood vessels to stop bleeding.
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Her device uses a saline solution and radio-frequency generators to cut, seal, and shrink many types of tissue, and at lower temperatures than with electrocautery.
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Diehn developed pneumonia and died, according to her death certificate, which states that a " flash fire caused by electrocautery and oxygen " caused her injuries.
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Wisps of smoke and the acrid odor of burned flesh rose from the operating table as Dr . Sai Sudhakar used an electrocautery scalpel to cut through skin and muscle.
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While the process is technically a process of " electrocoagulation, " the term " electrocautery " is sometimes loosely, nontechnically and incorrectly used to describe it.
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For example, electrocautery, which is a technique utilized for surgical dissection, removal of soft tissue and sealing blood vessels, can be applied to a variety of procedures.
