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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of bipolar coagulation forceps use on salivary fistulas.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>From March 2015 to June 2020, 177 patients who underwent a parotidectomy in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University were recruited. The patients were divided into an experimental group and a control group based on whether bipolar coagulation forceps or sutures were used, respectively.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The drainage output of the experimental group was significantly lower than that of the control group (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.04). The duration of dressing pressure applied in the experimental group was significantly shorter than that in the control group (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.0003). Moreover, the incidence of salivary fistula in the experimental group (9.8%, 8\/82) was notably lower than that in the control group (34.7%, 33\/95) (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.0001). In the logistic regression model for salivary fistula development, both the use of bipolar coagulation forceps (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.0021) and drainage output (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.0237) were associated with the presence of salivary fistulas.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our findings indicate that the use of bipolar coagulation forceps decreases the incidence of salivary fistula in patients who have undergone a parotidectomy. The use of bipolar coagulation forceps is a safe, effective, and convenient method to prevent salivary fistulas in patients who undergo a parotidectomy.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:italic>Trial registration<\/jats:italic>\n                      : Current Controlled Trials ChiCTR2100044722, Date: 26\/03\/2021, Retrospectively registered.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12903-021-01750-6","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,8,6]],"date-time":"2021-08-06T09:06:57Z","timestamp":1628240817000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["The use of bipolar coagulation forceps prevented salivary fistula in patients with parotidectomy: a retrospective study"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"21","author":[{"given":"Kun","family":"Wu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Keke","family":"Zhu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yingxi","family":"Ye","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sainan","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hanjiang","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sheng","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,8,6]]},"reference":[{"issue":"2","key":"1750_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"425","DOI":"10.1016\/j.otc.2015.12.001","volume":"49","author":"MM Gandolfi","year":"2016","unstructured":"Gandolfi MM, Slattery W 3rd. 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