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      Quemadura iatrogénica por bisturí eléctrico Translated title: Iatrogenic burn by electric scalpel

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          Resumen Introducción: En el proceso de una intervención quirúrgica actúa un equipo multidisciplinar, cada uno de estos miembros realiza sus funciones correspondientes y son interdependientes, pero se complementan entre sí. La seguridad del paciente no consiste en crear un dispositivo complejo y muy costoso o en un profesional excelente, sino en aplicar a nuestro trabajo diario y en nuestra práctica habitual el mejor conocimiento posible. La gestión de riesgos clínicos se basa en la identificación, el análisis y la corrección de las causas que originan o pudieran originar daño secundario al paciente tras el procedimiento o la administración de cuidados, y la iatrogenia es uno de los factores de análisis y control. Caso clínico: Paciente de 15 años, que tras ser intervenido de torsión testicular derecha presentó quemadura por bisturí eléctrico en cara interna del muslo, producida de forma iatrogénica durante el procedimiento quirúrgico. La causa de la quemadura fue el descontrol de la placa de seguridad del bisturí electrónico usado en la intervención. Plan de actuación: Se realizó cura en ambiente húmedo con apósito de alginato de Ag, que se fijó con apósito de espuma de silicona con reborde. El retroceso y estancamiento de la evolución precisó de antibioterapia sistémica tras cultivo y antibiograma, que propició la resolución del caso hasta la cicatrización total de la herida. Discusión y conclusiones: La cura en ambiente húmedo se convierte en una alternativa efectiva ante este tipo de lesiones. El abordaje integral y multidisciplinar del paciente y la posterior planificación de actuaciones se han mostrado eficaces a la hora de solucionar los problemas detectados en la valoración inicial, conllevando determinadas ventajas, así como el análisis y evaluación del proceso de seguridad del paciente.

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          Abstract Introduction: In the process of a surgical intervention, a multidisciplinary team acts, each of these members performs their corresponding functions, and they are interdependent, but they complement each other. Patient safety does not consist in creating a complex and very expensive device or in an excellent professional, but in applying the best possible knowledge to our daily work and habitual practice. Clinical risk management is based on the identification, analysis and correction of the causes that cause or could cause secondary damage to the patient after the procedure or the administration of care, with iatrogenesis being one of the analysis and control factors. Clinical case: A 15-year-old patient who, after undergoing surgery for right testicular torsion, presented an electric scalpel burn on the inner side of the thigh, produced iatrogenically during the surgical procedure. The cause of the burn was the lack of control of the security plate of the electronic scalpel used in the intervention. Action plan: A humid environment cure was performed with an Ag alginate dressing fixed with a silicone foam dressing with a border. The setback and stagnation of the evolution required systemic antibiotic therapy, after culture and antibiogram, which led to the resolution of the case until the total healing of the wound. Discussion and conclusions: Humid environment cure becomes an effective alternative to this type of injury. The comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to the patient and the subsequent planning of actions have been shown to be effective in solving the problems detected in the initial assessment, entailing certain advantages. as well as the analysis and evaluation of the patient safety process.

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          Adverse events in prehospital emergency care: a trigger tool study

          Background Prehospital emergency care has developed rapidly during the past decades. The care is given in a complex context which makes prehospital care a potential high-risk activity when it comes to patient safety. Patient safety in the prehospital setting has been only sparsely investigated. The aims of the present study were 1) To investigate the incidence of adverse events (AEs) in prehospital care and 2) To investigate the factors contributing to AEs in prehospital care. Methods We used a retrospective study design where 30 randomly selected prehospital medical records were screened for AEs each month in three prehospital organizations in Sweden during a period of one year. A total of 1080 prehospital medical records were included. The record review was based on the use of 11 screening criteria. Results The reviewers identified 46 AEs in 46 of 1080 (4.3%) prehospital medical records. Of the 46 AEs, 43 were classified as potential for harm (AE1) (4.0, 95% CI = 2.9–5.4) and three as harm identified (AE2) (0.3, 95% CI = 0.1–0.9). However, among patients with a life-threatening condition (priority 1), the risk of AE was higher (16.5%). The most common factors contributing to AEs were deviations from standard of care and missing, incomplete, or unclear documentation. The most common cause of AEs was the result of action(s) or inaction(s) by the emergency medical service (EMS) crew. Conclusions There were 4.3 AEs per 100 ambulance missions in Swedish prehospital care. The majority of AEs originated from deviations from standard of care and incomplete documentation. There was an increase in the risk of AE among patients who the EMS team assessed as having a life-threatening condition. Most AEs were possible to avoid. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12873-019-0228-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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            Participatory design of a preliminary safety checklist for general practice.

            The use of checklists to minimise errors is well established in high reliability, safety-critical industries. In health care there is growing interest in checklists to standardise checking processes and ensure task completion, and so provide further systemic defences against error and patient harm. However, in UK general practice there is limited experience of safety checklist use.
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              Composition of the electrocautery smoke: integrative literature review

              Abstract OBJECTIVE To identify the composition of the smoke produced by electrocautery use during surgery. METHOD Integrative review with search for primary studies conducted in the databases of the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences, covering the studies published between 2004 and 2014. RESULTS The final sample consisted of 14 studies grouped into three categories, namely; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, volatile compounds and volatile organic compounds. CONCLUSION There is scientific evidence that electrocautery smoke has volatile toxic, carcinogenic and mutagenic compounds, and its inhalation constitutes a potential chemical risk to the health of workers involved in surgeries.
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                Journal
                geroko
                Gerokomos
                Gerokomos
                Sociedad Española de Enfermería Geriátrica y Gerontológica (Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain )
                1134-928X
                2022
                : 33
                : 3
                : 201-203
                Affiliations
                [3] El Puerto de Santa María Cádiz orgnameServicio Andaluz de Salud orgdiv1Centro de Salud Federico Rubio España
                [4] Puerto Real Cádiz orgnameServicio Andaluz de Salud orgdiv1Hospital Universitario de Puerto Real orgdiv2Servicio de Urología España
                [1] Puerto Real Cádiz orgnameServicio Andaluz de Salud orgdiv1Hospital Universitario de Puerto Real orgdiv2Unidad de Hemodinámica. UGC de Cardiología España
                [5] Puerto Real Cádiz orgnameServicio Andaluz de Salud orgdiv1Hospital Universitario de Puerto Real España
                [2] Puerto Real Cádiz orgnameServicio Andaluz de Salud orgdiv1Hospital Universitario de Puerto Real orgdiv2Servicio de Urología España
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                S1134-928X2022000300013 S1134-928X(22)03300300013
                db22c9ff-3350-44c7-9e6c-879a164e05ee

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                : 13 June 2022
                : 03 June 2022
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                dressing,burn,electric scalpel,iatrogenic,cures in a humid environment,Wound healing,apósito,quemadura,bisturí eléctrico,iatrogenia,cura en ambiente húmedo,Cicatrización de heridas

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