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Abstract

This Historian's Address, presented at the North Pacific Surgical Association 2012 meeting, held in Spokane, Washington, on November 9, 2012, briefly reviews the life and surgical contributions of the inventor William T. Bovie and his collaboration with Dr Harvey Cushing, which led to the widespread acceptance of surgical electrocautery for dissection and hemostasis.

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Title
The life and legacy of William T. Bovie
Author
Carter, Preston L
First page
488
Publication year
2013
Publication date
May 2013
Publisher
Elsevier Limited
ISSN
00029610
e-ISSN
18791883
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.12.005
ProQuest document ID
1326719025
Copyright
Copyright Elsevier Limited May 2013