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

Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2012 May;18(3):274-6. doi: 10.5505/tjtes.2012.49225.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local
  • Burns / etiology*
  • Burns / therapy
  • Electrosurgery / adverse effects
  • Electrosurgery / instrumentation
  • Ethanol
  • Female
  • Fires* / prevention & control
  • Hematoma / complications
  • Hematoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy
  • Leiomyoma / complications
  • Leiomyoma / surgery*
  • Middle Aged
  • Operating Rooms*
  • Ovarian Cysts / complications
  • Ovarian Cysts / surgery*
  • Ovarian Diseases / complications
  • Ovarian Diseases / surgery
  • Uterine Neoplasms / complications
  • Uterine Neoplasms / surgery*

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local
  • Ethanol