Intraoperative burn from a grounding pad of electrosurgical ... | 合法醫療器材資訊網

由HSBae著作·2018·被引用3次—Thegroundingpadisresponsibleforsafelyreturningcurrenttotheelectrosurgicalgenerator,andprovidesapathoflowresistanceandlow ...

According to d’Arsonval in 1891, electric waves passing through the human body increase the temperature around the surrounding tissue. This thermal effect is the process by which electrical energy is transferred.[9] This concept has appeared in the medical field through the invention of Bovie knife, which was commonly used for cauterizing and cutting tissue by adjusting the electrical current. The use of thermal ablation during an electrosurgical procedure was first reported by Rossi et al[10] and by McGahan et al[11] in hepatooncology. Even now, electrosurgical instruments are widely used in surgery in all surgical departments. When integrating the patients body with high frequency electrical circuitry, modern electrosurgical devices selectively cauterize and volatilize tissue by allowing for currents to dissipate as they leave the patients body, resulting in an avoidance of ...