TY - JOUR
T1 - Cast Saw Burn Prevention
T2 - An Evidence-Based Review
AU - Larson, Jill E.
AU - Nicolay, Richard W.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
PY - 2021/5/1
Y1 - 2021/5/1
N2 - Cast saw burns are an avoidable complication of cast removal and cast splitting. These iatrogenic injuries often lead to unacceptable clinical sequalae with significant financial and legal consequences. Therefore, a considerable body of research has been directed toward cast saw burn prevention. This review of currently published data provides clinicians with a summary of the literature to guide practice based on the best available evidence, with the goal of preventing iatrogenic cast saw burns. The PubMed database was queried for articles published from 1980 until present with the following key words: cast saw burns, cast saw blades, cast saws, orthopaedic education or surgical simulation. Relevant articles were reviewed and summarized. The prevention of cast saw burns involves awareness of clinical risk factors, maintenance of equipment, use of the proper technique, and the education of novice providers. By implementing evidence-based methods, orthopaedic surgeons and associated healthcare providers can aim to eliminate these preventable complications from their practice.
AB - Cast saw burns are an avoidable complication of cast removal and cast splitting. These iatrogenic injuries often lead to unacceptable clinical sequalae with significant financial and legal consequences. Therefore, a considerable body of research has been directed toward cast saw burn prevention. This review of currently published data provides clinicians with a summary of the literature to guide practice based on the best available evidence, with the goal of preventing iatrogenic cast saw burns. The PubMed database was queried for articles published from 1980 until present with the following key words: cast saw burns, cast saw blades, cast saws, orthopaedic education or surgical simulation. Relevant articles were reviewed and summarized. The prevention of cast saw burns involves awareness of clinical risk factors, maintenance of equipment, use of the proper technique, and the education of novice providers. By implementing evidence-based methods, orthopaedic surgeons and associated healthcare providers can aim to eliminate these preventable complications from their practice.
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U2 - 10.5435/JAAOS-D-20-00723
DO - 10.5435/JAAOS-D-20-00723
M3 - Review article
C2 - 33475304
AN - SCOPUS:85105760867
SN - 1067-151X
VL - 29
SP - 380
EP - 385
JO - Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
JF - Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
IS - 9
ER -