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. 2022 May 29;11(11):3062.
doi: 10.3390/jcm11113062.

The Use of Harmonic Focus and Thunderbeat Open Fine Jaw in Thyroid Surgery: Experience of a High-Volume Center

Gian Luigi Canu  1 , Fabio Medas  1 , Federico Cappellacci  1 , Francesco Casti  1 , Raffaela Bura  1 , Enrico Erdas  1 , Pietro Giorgio Calò  1
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The Use of Harmonic Focus and Thunderbeat Open Fine Jaw in Thyroid Surgery: Experience of a High-Volume Center

Gian Luigi Canu et al. J Clin Med. .

Abstract

Background: In thyroid surgery, achieving accurate haemostasis is fundamental in order to avoid the occurrence of complications. Energy-based devices are currently extensively utilized in this field of surgery. This study aims to compare Harmonic Focus and Thunderbeat Open Fine Jaw with regard to surgical outcomes and complications. Methods: Patients submitted to total thyroidectomy in our center, between January 2017 and June 2020, were retrospectively analysed. Based on the energy-based device utilized, two groups were identified: Group A (Harmonic Focus) and Group B (Thunderbeat Open Fine Jaw). Results: A total of 527 patients were included: 409 in Group A and 118 in Group B. About surgical outcomes, the mean operative time was significantly shorter in Group B than in Group A (p < 0.001), while as regards complications, the occurrence of transient recurrent laryngeal nerve injury was significantly greater in Group B than in Group A (p = 0.019). Conclusions. Both Harmonic Focus and Thunderbeat Open Fine Jaw have proven to be effective devices. Operative times were significantly shorter in thyroidectomies performed with Thunderbeat Open Fine Jaw; however, the occurrence of transient recurrent laryngeal nerve injury was significantly greater in patients operated on with this device.

Keywords: Harmonic Focus; Thunderbeat Open Fine Jaw; complications; energy-based devices; thyroid surgery; thyroidectomy.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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