Deep gluteal grounding pad burn after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

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Published: Jun 24, 2015
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Gounding pad, Skin burn

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Paolo Sapienza
Vascular Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery “Pietro Valdoni”, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Luigi Venturini
Vascular Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery “Pietro Valdoni”, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Emanuele Cigna
Plastic Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery “Pietro Valdoni”, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Antonio V Sterpetti
Vascular Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery “Pietro Valdoni”, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Daniele Biacchi
Vascular Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery “Pietro Valdoni”, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Luca di Marzo
Vascular Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery “Pietro Valdoni”, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy

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.

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Sapienza, Paolo, et al. “Deep Gluteal Grounding Pad Burn After Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair”. Annali Italiani Di Chirurgia, vol. 4, no. June, June 2015, pp. 1-3, https://annaliitalianidichirurgia.it/index.php/aic/article/view/566.
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Vol. 4 No. June (2015)
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Case Report