Fires and Burns Occurring in an Electrocautery after Skin Preparation with Alcohol during a Neurosurgery.
10.3340/jkns.2014.55.4.230
- Author:
Sang Bae CHAE
1
;
Woo Kyung KIM
;
Chan Jong YOO
;
Cheol Wan PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea. wkkim@gilhospital.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Burns;
Alcohol;
Electrocautery;
Neurosurgery
- MeSH:
Adult;
Burns*;
Electrocoagulation*;
Fires*;
Hematoma;
Humans;
Korea;
Male;
Neurosurgery*;
Operating Rooms;
Oxygen;
Skin*
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2014;55(4):230-233
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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.
