British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1993, Vol. 70, No. 3 370-371
© 1993 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia
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ELECTRODE BURNS DURING LOCAL HYPERTHERMIA
Department of Anaesthesia, Manchester Royal Infirmary Manchester
Department of Anaesthesia, Withington Hospital Manchester
A patient presenting with carcinoma of the breast was treated with local hyperthermia by short wave diathermy. During the procedure she suffered severe burns at the site of the ECG electrodes as a result of concentration of the induced current. (Br. J. Anaesth. 1993; 70: 370371)