Guidelines in Practice: Electrosurgical Safety.
active electrode
electrosurgical injury
fire risk
preoperative briefing
team communication
Journal
AORN journal
ISSN: 1878-0369
Titre abrégé: AORN J
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0372403
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2021
07 2021
Historique:
received:
11
03
2021
accepted:
12
03
2021
entrez:
28
6
2021
pubmed:
29
6
2021
medline:
13
8
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Surgeons routinely use electrosurgical devices to cut and coagulate tissue during surgical procedures. However, hazards associated with electrosurgery (eg, burns, electrical shock, fire) can place patients or personnel at risk. Perioperative nurses should standardize processes, preoperatively assess the risks for electrosurgical injuries, and participate in education activities on electrosurgical safety to help prevent injuries from occurring. The AORN "Guideline for electrosurgical safety" provides guidance to perioperative personnel for safe use of electrosurgical units, electrocautery devices, and argon-enhanced coagulators. This article discusses prevention of electrosurgical unit injuries, including those that can be caused by electrosurgical accessories. A scenario describes how a team investigating two incidents related to use of electrosurgery uses an assessment tool to identify risks for injury and includes a report of these risks in the surgical briefing. Perioperative RNs should review the entire guideline for additional information when creating and updating policies and procedures for electrosurgical safety.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
60-72Informations de copyright
© AORN, Inc, 2021.
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