Fracture of the surgery table prior to perform a tubal ligation on a patient

Abstract

This paper reports the case of a patient about to undergo a tubal ligation; after inducing anesthesia, the surgical table where the patient lay in a state of deep sedation and analgesia fractured, exposing her to a fall. The patient did not suffer any injury and it was determined that the cause of the fracture was the wear of a support piece of the surgical table, which is considered material fatigue.

Keywords

• Case Reports
• Surgical Procedures
• Adverse Effects
• Sterilization
• Mechanical Processes.