Electric cautery lowers contamination threshold for infection by laparotomies.
Janik
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D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*