DOI: 10.36347/sasjm.2023.v09i05.036

Pages: 572-574

Although electro-surgery is one of the most important tools in modern surgery, its use is not without risks. Burns caused by electro cautery plates are one of these dreaded accidents that remain rare but serious. The occurrence of such an accident in a surgical context is difficult for the patient as well as for the medical team. In this case report, we describe a burn of the hand of a patient admitted to the neurosurgery operating room due to a defective plate and we discuss the means of prevention of these incidents to improve the safety of patients in the operating room.