Eickemeyer EICKTRON 120 - Contraindications and Collateral Effects

EN‐14
MA510a_EN
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Instruction’sManual
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CONTRAINDICATIONSANDCOLLATERAL
EFFECTS
Electrosurgeryisnotrecommendedinthefollowingsubjects:
 havingpacemaker;
 withstimulatingelectrodes;
 withmetalprosthesisplant;
 withimportantarterialpressureunbalance;
 withimportantnervousdisorders;
 withrenalinsufficiency;
 instateofpregnancy.
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BurnsarethemostconsequencesoftheHFelectrosurgeryforthepatie
nt,
evenifthesearenottheonlyone.Infactnecrosisbycompression,allergic
reactionstothedisinfectant,gasorinflammableliquidsignition.
Someimportantcausesofburnsareby:
 insufficientmedicalequipetrainingaboutallmodalitiestoavoidor
reducetherisksofburnsbyusingHFelectro
surgicalunits;
 useofdisinfectantswithhighalcolcontent;
 incorrect position of the patient during the electrosurgical
operation;
 contactbetweenactiveelectrodeandtheskin;
 contactwithliquid;
 longapplicationofHFcurrents;
 incorrectapplicationofthepatient‐plate.
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Toavoidorre
ducethecommonHFelectrosurgicalrisksitisveryimportant
to respect the rules and safety measurements exposed illustrate on the
nextchapter.