Third-degree burns due to intraoperative use of a Bair Hugger warming device.
We report the case of a 3-year-old boy who underwent correction of transposition of the great arteries who developed burns from use of a patient warming device. His repair had been delayed because he was from a developing country, and he was offered surgery as part of a humanitarian effort. Postoperatively he was noted to have second- and third-degree burns from use of a Bair Hugger (Augustine Medical, Eden Prairie, MN) warming system after cardiopulmonary bypass.
Truell
K D
KD
Department of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Arizona 85006, USA.
Bakerman
P R
PR
Teodori
M F
MF
Maze
A
A
D002056:Burns / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006361:Heating / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000295:instrumentation; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000601:surgery*