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[Burns caused by electric surgical instruments]
P N Basse1, M Lohmann, C Hovgård
1Plastikkirurgisk/brandsårsafdelingen, Hvidovre Hospital, København.
Ugeskrift for Laeger
|March 25, 1991
Abstract:
Employment of electric surgical instruments involves a potential risk of burning at the neutral electrode. These are frequently third degree burns. Skin grafting may shorten the course of the illness. The importance of good contact over the entire neutral electrode plate is emphasized.