Indirect electrical injuries from capacitive coupling: A rarely mentioned electrosurgical complication in monopolar laparoscopy

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 238-241

  Liu, Qiang ^a   Sun, Xue Bing ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrosurgery; indirect electrical injuries; laparoscopy; monopolar; saltatory conduction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDICEAL COAGULATIVE NECROSIS; APPENDIX DISEASE; ARTICLE; BROAD LIGAMENT; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRIC INJURY; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GESTATIONAL SAC; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL HISTORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGOSTOMY; STAFF TRAINING; UTERINE TUBE PREGNANCY; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; BURNS, ELECTRIC; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC INJURIES; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PNEUMOPERITONEUM, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 84872856736     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aogs.12049     Document Type: Article

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