Although skin burns at the site of grounding pad are a known risk of surgery, their exact incidence is unknown. We first report the case of a patient who presented a deep gluteal burn at the site of the grounding pad after an abdominal aortic aneurism repair, the etiology and the challenging treatment required to overcome this complication.

Deep gluteal grounding pad burn after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

CIGNA, EMANUELE;
2015-01-01

Abstract

Although skin burns at the site of grounding pad are a known risk of surgery, their exact incidence is unknown. We first report the case of a patient who presented a deep gluteal burn at the site of the grounding pad after an abdominal aortic aneurism repair, the etiology and the challenging treatment required to overcome this complication.
2015
Sapienza, Paolo; Venturini, Luigi; Cigna, Emanuele; Sterpetti Antonio, V; Biacchi, Daniele; di Marzo, Luca
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