<原著>近畿大学医学部附属病院中央手術部及びその周辺の環境衛生と安全性第4報 ME機器の安全性について(2) : 術後調査による電気メス熱傷の検討とその対策

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The burn injuries caused by the electric cautery are one of the problems of the safety management of the surgical operation ward. We have investigated this problem by random sampling just after the operation and one or two days later in the ward. At the first time, the burn injuries were found 5 cases among 80 surgical patients. And it was revealed that the principal cause of the burn injury was the short circuiting of PS (patient sentry) automatic system. If the pocket for electric cautery knife is moistened with blood or physiologic saline solution, the short circuit was formed and discharged the high frequency current. In the second investigation, we found only one burn case among 98 patients. It was because of the use of PS foot switch as a substitute for PS automatic cutting. We have investigated the burn injuries every year to check the system safety in the operating rooms. These investigations seem to increase correct knowledge about the electrosurgical units.
近畿大学の論文
1982-12-25