title: A simple method to protect tissue from accidental cautery burns.
abstract: A simple and inexpensive method to protect tissue from accidental cautery burns is reported using the sleeve of an intravenous cannula, a material readily available in all operating rooms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, St Louis University, MO.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Guiloff
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Cabbabe
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002425:Cautery / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans