title: Diathermy or surgical scalpel for abdominal skin incisions: what is the impact on clinical practice?
authors.forename: Michael T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Longaker
authors.forename: Geoffrey C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Gurtner
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000601:surgery*; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D003972:Diathermy; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'