Electric current and voltage recordings on the myocardium during electrosurgical procedures in canines

Voltage and current spectra were measured with probes placed directly on the canine myocardium during transurethral resection (TUR). It was determined that three factors may be related to potential cardiac effects during electrosurgical procedures: obvious low frequency components modulated from a center frequency of the electrosurgical generator; high current density due to high power setting during TUR, and duration of application of the cutting waveform.