title: Rare case-series of electrocautery burn following off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.
abstract: With an increasing number of off-pump coronary artery surgery procedures in high-risk patients with coagulopathy, including renal failure, hepatic failure and anticoagulant drug-using patients, the frequency of related complications such as repeated exploration for bleeding is also increasing. The associated co-morbidity and repeated use of electrocautery in postoperative bleeding leaves patients susceptible to electrocautery ulcers. In this case series, rare cases of cautery burn with unique causative mechanisms are described.
authors.forename: Feridoun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sabzi
authors.affiliation: Imam Ali Heart Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. E-mail: mojtaba.niazi.56@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mojtaba
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Niazi
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmadi
mesh_terms: D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061214:Patient Safety; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome