• J Hand Surg Am · Jan 1988

    Case Reports

    Accidental hand burns caused by operating room lights.

    • V K Rao and D G Dibbell.
    • Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison.
    • J Hand Surg Am. 1988 Jan 1; 13 (1): 50-2.

    AbstractThree patients sustained burns of the hand in the operating room because of the lack of heat shields in the lights. A 54 degrees F increase in temperature in the operating field was noted when the heat shields were not in place.

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