A patient who was burned in the operative field: a case report.

نویسندگان

  • Soo Ho Chung
  • Hae Hyeog Lee
  • Tae Hee Kim
  • Jeong Sig Kim
چکیده

Operating room fires occur very rarely. Nevertheless, a disaster can complicate almost any kind of surgery. The majority of operating room fires result from the use of alcohol- based surgical preparation solutions, electro-surgical equipment, or flammable drapes in an oxygen-rich environment. We report a patient with an ovarian cyst and uterine myomas who suffered a flame burn while undergoing gynecological surgery.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES

دوره 18 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012