Korean J Anesthesiol.  2018 Apr;71(2):157-160. 10.4097/kjae.2018.71.2.157.

Inadvertent thermal injury following knee arthroscopic surgery in a pediatric patient

• Kwon D
• Kim BG
• Yang C
• Won J
• Kim Y

• KMID: 2411224
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2018.71.2.157

Abstract

Inadvertent thermal injury can occur in pediatric patients under general anesthesia during knee arthroscopic surgery. Here, we report the case of a 10-year-old boy who underwent knee arthroscopic surgery under general anesthesia. After the surgery, he complained of pain in the left lower part of his chin and was diagnosed as having a thermal burn. At three-month follow-up, he recovered without any abnormalities except mild hypertrophy of the wound area. Although rare, arthroscopic surgery has the potential to cause thermal injury from the light source. We recommend that the light source should be connected to the arthroscope before switching the power on and disconnected after a considerable time of switching the power off when not in use.

Keyword

Arthroscope; Burn; Pediatrics

MeSH Terms

Anesthesia, General
Arthroscopes
Arthroscopy*
Burns
Child
Chin
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hypertrophy
Knee*
Male
Pediatrics
Wounds and Injuries