RESUMO
Surgical diathermy is an invaluable aid in modern surgery, and most contemporary diathermy machines are considered safe. The literature has proven to be very sparse in terms of reference to complications, although prolonged courses of treatment are required in individual cases. We report a case of burns that occurred during a saphenous vein coronary bypass graft caused by the inadequate use of the electrosurgical materials. Care should be taken in the use of these resources to avoid complications of this kind.
Assuntos
Queimaduras por Corrente Elétrica/etiologia , Eletrocoagulação/efeitos adversos , Idoso , Ponte de Artéria Coronária , Eletrocoagulação/instrumentação , Eletrodos , Feminino , Humanos , Complicações Intraoperatórias/etiologia , Veia Safena/transplanteRESUMO
The authors report a case of a child who has suffered three episodes of burn injuries in a short period of time, probably provoked by neglect or abuse from the parents. This mode of injury is of great importance because of the high mortality, as well as the physical, psychological and social sequelae that it causes. The absence of care and attention from the parents or caretakers contribute to the high frequency of this kind of trauma. In these cases, the admission of the child to the hospital is justifiable, regardless of the size or depth of the burn wound. Aspects concerning the epidemiology are discussed in this article, as are comments based on the literature about infant abuse and neglect.