THIRD-DEGREE BURN IN THE REGION OF THE ELECTROSURGICAL PAD DURING SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY: A CASE REPORT.

Autor: Gomide LC; Orthopedist at Hospital Orthomedcenter, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil., Santos CE; Orthopedist at Hospital Orthomedcenter, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil., Pereira CJ; Orthopedist at Hospital Orthomedcenter, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil., Carvalho LC; Orthopedist at Hospital Orthomedcenter, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil., Queiroz SA; Orthopedist at Hospital Orthomedcenter, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil., Luciano Rda C; Orthopedist at Hospital Orthomedcenter, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil., Pereira DB; Head of the Orthopedics Service, Hospital Orthomedcenter, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil., Leocádio LP; Physiotherapist at Hospital Orthomedcenter, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Revista brasileira de ortopedia [Rev Bras Ortop] 2015 Nov 16; Vol. 46 (1), pp. 91-3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Nov 16 (Print Publication: 2011).
DOI: 10.1016/S2255-4971(15)30183-X
Abstrakt: The number of shoulder arthroscopy procedures is increasing and, because of this, the frequency of related complications is also increasing. This report presents a case of third-degree burn from an electrosurgical pad during this procedure and serves as an alert regarding the possible causes and how to try to prevent this rare, but possible complication.
Databáze: MEDLINE