Category Surgical Diathermy

Surgical smoke poses a wealth of potential risks to operating room professionals, including the direct physical injury, mutagenicity and transmission of infectious diseases…
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Continue ReadingThe various components of surgical smoke produced by electrosurgical procedures in Gynecology and the associated risks

A 72-year-old woman has suffered burns after a fire ignited while she was undergoing a procedure in a Sunshine Hospital surgical theatre. The blaze began when medical equipment malfunctioned just

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Electrosurgery includes; Electrofulguration (results in sparks) Electrodesiccation (dehydration of superficial tissue) Electrocoagulation (cause bleeding blood vessels to clot)Electrosection (cut through tissue)Thermocautery: Radiofrequency devices (very high frequency, for cutting [>1,500kHz])Electrosurgery may

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