Spontaneous ignition, explosion, and fire with sevoflurane and barium hydroxide lime

Anesthesiology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 534-537

  Wu, Junzheng ^a   Previte, Joseph P ^a   Adler, Elena ^a   Myers, Troy ^a   Ball, John ^a   Gunter, Joel B ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBENT; BARIUM DERIVATIVE; BARIUM HYDROXIDE LIME; CALCIUM OXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE ABSORBENT; HYDROXIDE; OXYGEN; SEVOFLURANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DRUG DEGRADATION; EXOTHERMIC REACTION; EXPLOSION; FIRE; OPERATING ROOM; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOCHEMICAL REACTION; THERMOGENESIS;

ABSORPTION; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; BARIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON DIOXIDE; EXPLOSIONS; FIRES; METHYL ETHERS; OPERATING ROOMS;

EID: 3342934770     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200408000-00035     Document Type: Article

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