title: The evolution of cauterization: from the hot iron to the Bovie.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA.
authors.forename: Michelle F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: DeLeon
authors.forename: Charles J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Yeo
authors.forename: Pinckney J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Maxwell
mesh_terms: D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000266:history; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States