Course: Bringing to Light the Risk of Burns From Retained Metal Jewelry Piercings During Electrosurgery—Torching the Myth
CME Credits: 1.00
Released: 2022-03-02
Many perioperative protocols require the removal of metal jewelry piercings prior to surgeries that use electrosurgical tools, such as monopolar cautery., However, case delays or cancellations can occur when jewelry is not removed prior to undergoing anesthesia. If patients have personal reasons for retaining their jewelry, then jewelry removal may incur more harm to the patient. Little is known about the risk of distant burns to patients who wear metal jewelry, such as piercings, while undergoing procedures with modern electrosurgical equipment. Studies report that the incidence of patients entering the operating room with metal piercings is small., Furthermore, to our knowledge, there are no published case reports of alternate site burns owing to metal piercings.
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