SAFE ELECTROSURGERY USE: KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES OF SURGICAL TRAINEES

Objective: to determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices of general surgical trainees regarding safe use of diathermy. methodology: in this cross-sectional survey, 47 surgical trainees of the civil hospital karachi, comprising pgy 1 through 4, were interviewed by questionnaires made up of five close-ended and three open-ended items. results: majority of the trainees belonged to the first two years of training. more than 80% had no formal training in diathermy use. most of them were found lacking in core knowledge and evidence-based practice of electrosurgery. conclusion: there was a high level of ignorance regarding current and established principles of diathermy use among surgical trainees at the civil hospital karachi.