Fires and Burns Occurring in an Electrocautery after Skin Preparation with Alcohol during a Neurosurgery
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
;
: 230-233, 2014.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
While there are reports regarding burns occurring to patients during the surgery, there are little reports concerning the incidents of the burns related to neurosurgical operations. Moreover, in Korea, even surveys and statistics on the incidents of burns in operating rooms are not known. This report explores burns occurring to a patient in an electrocautery scenario after disinfecting the surgical site with alcohol during the preparation of a neurosurgical operation in an operating room where there is much exposure to oxygen. The authors show a case of a 33-year-old male patient who undergoing evacuation of hematoma on occipital lesion, suffered second degree burns as a result of surgical fires.
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Main subject:
Operating Rooms
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Oxygen
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Skin
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Burns
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Electrocoagulation
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Fires
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Hematoma
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Korea
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Neurosurgery
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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