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Burn surgery is a high-risk procedure and comorbidities are common. Anaesthesia and surgery must be well planned and executed with special reference to temperature control, rapid blood loss, preceding respiratory illnesses and measures to reduce blood loss.

Microwave ovens provide an efficient method of defrosting, cooking and reheating foods. However, owing to the different properties of food components and microwave ovens, their use leads to differential energy distribution. This results in varying cooking times, differential heating and, in the case of enclosed foods, explosion. Vollmer et al. [1]