Electrosurgery and Temperature Increase in Tissue With a Passive Metal Implant

Electrosurgery and Temperature Increase in Tissue With a Passive Metal Implant

Importance: During monopolar electrosurgery in patients, current paths can be influenced by metal implants, which can cause unintentional tissue heating in proximity to implants. Guidelines concerning electrosurgery and active implants such as pacemakers or implantable cardioverter defibrillators ha...

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Main Authors: Tormod Martinsen, Fred Johan Pettersen, Håvard Kalvøy, Christian Tronstad, Gunnvald Kvarstein, Andre Bakken, Jan Olav Høgetveit, Ørjan G. Martinsen, Sverre Grimnes, Lars Frich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
electrosurgery
metal-implant
temperature-increase
safety
burns
tissue-damage
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fsurg.2019.00008/full

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