Journal Basic Info
- Impact Factor: 1.995**
- H-Index: 8
- ISSN: 2474-1647
- DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647
Major Scope
- Gastroenterological Surgery
- Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
- Robotic Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Vascular Surgery
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Gynecological Surgery
Abstract
Citation: Clin Surg. 2018;3(1):1962.Case Report | Open Access
Cautery and Thermal Mattress in Cardiac Surgery
Monish S Raut and Maya Arun Jamkar
Department of Cardiac Anaesthesiology, Sir Ganga Ram hospital, BJ Medical College and Sassoon Hospital, India
*Correspondance to: Monish S Raut
PDF Full Text DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647.1962
Abstract
Water circulating thermal mattress is generally used during cardiac surgery to maintain patient's intraoperative temperature. Use of cautery in such cases can be potentially hazardous in absence of proper precautions. The present case described the complication in such scenario.
Keywords
Cardiac surgery; Cautery; Burn injury; Thermal mattress
Cite the article
Raut MS, Jamkar MA. Cautery and Thermal Mattress in Cardiac Surgery. Clin Surg. 2018; 3: 1962.