Cargando…

Silent burn: the hidden danger and effects of bright light from fibre-optic cables in arthroscopic knee surgery

Following an uneventful arthroscopic menisectomy of the right knee, a white circular skin lesion, 1 cm in diameter, was noted on the anterior left thigh of a 23-year-old patient. The overlying paper surgical drape had not ignited nor produced smoke. Close inspection revealed a minute perforation in...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Chitnavis, Jai
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7136709/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32280444
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjaa068