Electrosurgical unit: Iatrogenic injuries and medico-legal aspect. Italian legal rules, experience and article review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of the electrosurgical unit (ESU) is well-established in the surgical practice. The Authors, to better understand the genesis of injuries connected to the use of electrosurgical instruments, conducted an in-depth literature review pertaining to this topic.

Materials and method

Using the most important medical databases, a research of experimental studies in the last 20 years was conducted.

Results

The analysis of the mechanisms responsible for the lesions showed that high energy devices remain as the most common cause of injury. Adverse events are mainly given by thermal injuries; cases of electromagnetic interference are also described in patients with pacemakers or sacral nerve stimulator and spinal stimulators as well as cases of fire of the endo

SUBMITTER: Gualniera P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7808912 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature