Fire/burn risk with electrosurgical devices and endoscopy fiberoptic cables

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 171-176

  Smith, Lee P ^a   Roy, Soham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; CAUTERIZATION; DEVICE; ELECTROSURGERY; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; FIRE; LIGHT; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGEON; SURGICAL RISK;

BEDDING AND LINENS; BURNS, ELECTRIC; ELECTROSURGERY; ENDOSCOPES; ENDOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FIRES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OPERATING ROOMS; OPTICAL FIBERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 42749090013     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2007.05.006     Document Type: Article

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