There is a difference between electrosurgery and electrocautery
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
ANS: T
Electrosurgery or ESU uses an alternating current that passes through the patient's tissues and returns to the generator. Two forms of ESU generators are common, monopolar and bipolar. Electrocautery is the use of unidirectional current generated by a self-contained battery-operated disposable instrument with a wire at the tip. The wire heats and coagulates the tissue. Energy does not enter the patient's body.
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