Electrocautery-induced fire during adenotonsillectomy: Report of two cases

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 129-131

  Kaddoum, Roland N ^a   Chidiac, Elie Joseph ^b,d   Zestos, Maria M ^a   Ahmed, Zulfiqar ^c  

^a CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HARPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenotonsillectomy; Electrocautery fire; Endotracheal tube cuff malfunction

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; HALOTHANE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE;

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ARTICLE; BURN; CASE REPORT; CAUTERIZATION; CHILD; ENDOTRACHEAL CUFF; HUMAN; MALE; OROPHARYNX; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FIRES; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; OPERATING ROOMS; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 33645058661     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2005.09.032     Document Type: Article

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