Protocol design and current status of CLIVIT: a randomized controlled multicenter relevance trial comparing clips versus ligatures in thyroid surgery

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Annually, more than 90000 surgical procedures of the thyroid gland are performed in Germany. Strategies aimed at reducing the duration of the surgical procedure are relevant to patients and the health care system especially in the co...

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Main Authors: Wollermann C, Wente MN, Gazyakan E, Veit JA, Fröhlich BE, Seiler CM, Deckert A, Witte S, Victor N, Buchler MW, Knaebel HP
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-09-01
Series:Trials
Online Access:http://www.trialsjournal.com/content/7/1/27