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High-frequency surgery (HF surgery) has been the dominant form of electrosurgery for many years. HF surgery can be defined as the application of electrical energy in surgery for effecting a thermally induced change or destruction of tissue cells with the aim of hemostasis (stopping bleeding), cutting tissue, or sealing it. In HF surgery, high-frequency alternating current (preferably 0.3–4 MHz) is delivered by special applicators (or active electrodes) to the tissue to be treated, where a thermal tissue interaction takes place due to the electrical resistance of the tissue.
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Hug, B., Haag, R. (2011). High-Frequency Surgery. In: Kramme, R., Hoffmann, KP., Pozos, R.S. (eds) Springer Handbook of Medical Technology. Springer Handbooks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74658-4_34
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