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Safety
Protecting Patients From Laparoscopic Burns
Vangie Dennis, RN, CNOR, CMLSO

Vangie Dennis, RN, CNOR, CMLSO Between 20 and 25 percent of open surgical procedures have been converted to laparoscopic surgical access over the past decade, and more than 4 million laparoscopic procedures will take place this year. But along with the rise in this techniques comes a rise in a risk unique to it: laparoscopic burns. Here's what you need to know about the causes of laparoscopic burns and how you can prevent them.

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