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- Various methods exist for preventing wound contamination during shoulder surgery, but there are no widely accepted standards.
- Some surgeons prefer using electrosurgical instruments over scalpels to reduce the risk of deep tissue contamination.
- In a study comparing pathogen transference, both scalpel blades at room temperature and heated electrosurgical blades showed no significant difference in contamination rates.
Article Abstract
Many methods are used during shoulder surgery to prevent wound contamination with , but there are no accepted standards for prevention. Some surgeons use an electrosurgical instrument instead of a scalpel blade during open shoulder surgery in an effort to prevent deep tissue contamination with . We sought to compare the transference rate of between a scalpel blade at room temperature and an electrosurgical blade heated to 41°C (temperature of electrosurgical blade after standard deltopectoral approach). In our model, using a scalpel blade versus a heated electrosurgical blade resulted in no difference in pathogen transference.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6997636 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jor.2019.11.023 | DOI Listing |
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