A simple method to protect tissue from accidental cautery burns.
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.
Guiloff
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AK
Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, St Louis University, MO.
Cabbabe
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EB
D002056:Burns / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002425:Cautery / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans