Does antenna coupling explain unintended thermal injury caused by common operating room monitoring devices?
Stray energy couples to commonly used patient monitoring devices resulting in potentially significant thermal injury. The handheld bovie cord transfers energy via antenna coupling to neuromonitoring leads that can raise tissue temperatures over 100°F (39°C) using standard settings. The most effective ways to decrease this energy coupling is to reduce generator power, increase the separation between wires, or utilize lower voltage energy devices such as ultrasonic or bipolar energy.
These results indicated the harmful effects of anticoagulation therapy on large-sized cerebellar infarction.