In the general election, facing Democratic nominee, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, McCain was trailing during most of the season, only gaining a lead in national polls for a period after the Palin announcement and the 2008 Republican National Convention.
monopolar electrocautery (unipolar electrocautery) an electrocautery in which current is applied through a handheld active electrode and travels back to the generator through an inactive electrode attached to the patient (the grounding pad), so that the patient is part of the electrical circuit.Also called unipolar electrocautery.n electrocautery in which current is applied through a handheld active electrode and travels back to the generator through an inactive electrode attached to the patient (the grounding pad), so that the patient is part of the electrical circuit. Also called unipolar electrocautery.
This article focuses on the spinal nerve cauterization procedure and its elements. slide 1 of 6. Spinal nerve cauterization can be done through a procedure called a radiofrequency neurotomy. When a spinal nerve is cauterized it is destroyed resulting in less pain. This procedure can be done to several different nerves in the lower back and neck. In most cases, the nerves that are cauterized are the small nerve branches of the facet joints located in the back of the spine.