Electrosurgery

Question 1

Describe types of electrosurgical injuries during laparoscopic surgery

Answer 1

• Direct burn - activate in wrong location
• Thermal spread - burn beyond target
• Cap coupling - via another instrument

Question 2

Describe ways to avoid electrosurgery injuries

Answer 2

• return pad well applied
• 1 NRG instrument in abdo
• activate when in view
• don’t use NRG instrument to manipula