ELECTROSURGICAL SAFETY Revised November 2003; published February 2004, AORN
Journal.
Revised November 2004; published in Standards, Recom- mended Practices, and Guidelines, 2005 edition. Reprinted March 2005, AORN Journal. Revised July 2009 for online publication in Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices.
Minor editing revisions made in November 2009 for publication in Perioperative Standards and Recommended Prac- tices, 2010 edition. Editorial revisions made July 2012. Recommendation X was revised and approved by the Recommended Practices Advisory Board. Reformatted September 2012 for publica- tion in Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices, 2013 edition.
Minor editing revisions made in November 2014 for publication as Guideline for Electrosurgery in Guidelines for Perioperative Practice, 2015 edition. Revised and combined with the Guideline for Laser Safety, as Guideline for Safe Use of Energy-Generating Devices, September 2016, for online publication in Guide- lines for Perioperative Practice. Evidence ratings revised and minor editorial changes
made to conform to the current AORN Evidence Rating model, September 2019, for online publication in Guidelines for Perioperative Practice. Revised July 2020 for publication in Guidelines for Periop- erative Practice online.
