title: [Diathermy in surgery].
abstract: Unskilled handling of surgical diathermia units exposes patients, operators and assistants to unnecessary risks. This article briefly reviews the equipment's technical potential, possible risks of complication, and how risk factors can be eliminated by proper handling. Important issues are risk of local accidental burns and of unintended stimulation of muscles and nerves, precautions when treating patients with a pacemaker or metallic implant, and specific problems connected to endoscopy.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gerner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fensli
mesh_terms: D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Diatermi i kirurgien.