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AMT ELECTROSURGERY. INTEGRATING SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE . BASICS OF ELECTROSURGERY. Basics of Electricity. Electrosurgial Principles. Current follows pathway of least resistance Current always seeks to complete the circuit As Resistance within the circuit increases, current flow decreases.
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AMTELECTROSURGERY INTEGRATING SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE BASICS OF ELECTROSURGERY
Electrosurgial Principles • Current follows pathway of least resistance • Current always seeks to complete the circuit • As Resistance within the circuit increases, current flow decreases
Tissue Effects: • Cutting • Desiccation • Fulguration • Soft Coagulation • Bipolar • Argon Plasma Coagulation
Cutting • Continuous high-frequency current • Cause quick, clean cutting • Minimal Thermal Artifact • Blended Current • Combination of cutting and coagulation waveform characteristics • Moderate hemostasis
Desiccation (Forced Coag) • Contact Coagulation • Slow drying out of tissue • Varying degrees of thermal artifact • Causes eschar to form
Fulguration (Spray Coag) • Non contact • High Voltage • Electrical current arcs from electrode to tissue • Superficial
Soft Coagulation • Contact Coagulation • Low Voltage • Continuous waveform • Non Sticking non charring • Reproducible
Bipolar • Contact coagulation • Low voltage • Safer than monopolar • Non charring
Argon Plasma Coagulation • Non contact • Non Charring • Superficial
ESU’s • Conventional • Constant Voltage • Hyfrecator • Argon Plasma Coagulation
Return Electrodes • Non CQMS • CQMS • Capacitive Pads
Active Electrodes: • Monopolar • Pencils • Laparoscopic • Forceps • Bipolar • Laparoscopic • Forceps
Troubleshooting • Operator Errors • System Errors • Accessory Failures
Buzzing a Hemostat • Good Practice? • How to do it safely
Surgical Staff Burns • How do they occur? • How to avoid them