MISCELLANEOUS Burns related to electrosurgery - - Report of two cases

MISCELLANEOUS Burns related to electrosurgery - - Report of two cases Flora Margarida

MISCELLANEOUS Burns related to electrosurgery - - Report of two cases Flora

[Burns related to electrosurgery - Report of two cases].

Electrosurgery is a technology developed over the last few years and has become a very important tool in modern surgery. Most of the equipment is considered safe, although there are risks related to its use. Several lesions may be caused by electrocautery, and burns are the most common and feared. We report two cases of burns related to use of electrocautery and promote a literature review, bec...

Assessment of Electrosurgery Burns in Cardiac Surgery

BACKGROUND Monopolar surgery is applied mostly in major operations, while bipolar is used in delicate ones. Attention must be paid in electrosurgery application to avoid electrical burns. OBJECTIVES We aimed to assess factors associated with electrosurgery burns in cardiac surgery operating rooms. PATIENTS AND METHODS This was a case-control study in which two groups of 150 patients undergo...

Unusual Evolution of Plexiform Neurofibroma in the Scalp: A Case Report

The neurofibromatosis is a frequent and polymorphic genetic disorder. The severity is related to the complications. The degeneration of neurofibroma is a very rare complication of neurofibromatosis. In the literature, a few cases of solitary neurofibroma, which turned into a malignant tumor were reported. In our case, we described a very rare clinical case of neurofibrosarcoma in the scalp, and...