Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

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Fires and Burns Occurring in an Electrocautery after Skin Preparation with Alcohol during a Neurosurgery

  • Chae, Sang-Bae (Department of Neurosurgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Woo-Kyung (Department of Neurosurgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center) ;
  • Yoo, Chan-Jong (Department of Neurosurgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center) ;
  • Park, Cheol-Wan (Department of Neurosurgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center)
  • Received : 2012.12.12
  • Accepted : 2013.11.19
  • Published : 2014.04.28
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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.

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