title: Dermatologic surgery emergencies: Complications caused by systemic reactions, high-energy systems, and trauma.
abstract: While the overall incidence of emergencies in dermatologic surgery is low, emergent situations can occasionally pose a risk to patients undergoing such procedures. The clinical importance of several types of emergences related to systemic reactions, high energy systems, and trauma are reviewed, and relevant epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, work-up, management, and prevention are discussed. Early detection of surgical emergencies can mitigate any associated adverse outcomes, thereby allowing the outstanding record of safety of dermatologic surgery to continue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Kira
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Minkis
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Whittington
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Otolaryngology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois. Electronic address: m-alam@northwestern.edu.
authors.forename: Murad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alam
mesh_terms: D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004630:Emergencies; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005390:Fires; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local
keywords: anaphylaxis; arrhythmia; complication; dermatologic emergency; fire; hematoma; laser injury; lidocaine toxicity; trauma