Reducing blood splatter in dermatological surgery

Abstract

Aguilar-Duran et al (BJD 2017,176, pp275-6) reconfirmed the increased risk of blood splatter specifically associated with the use of bipolar electrosurgery and recommended wearing a mask with a visor when it is used¹. Bipolar Electrosurgery is an excellent means of achieving haemostasis and is an important technique in dermatological surgery. Inadvertent blood splatter may be virtually eliminated by the simple expedient of the surgeon placing a cotton gauze swab over the tips of the bipolar forceps prior to activating the current.

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