Reducing risk of fire in the operating room using coblation technology

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 454-455

  Matt, Bruce H ^a   Cottee, Lauren A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; ARTICLE; COBLATION TECHNOLOGY; COBLATOR; DEVICE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FIRE PROTECTION; FLAMMABILITY; OPERATING ROOM; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SAFETY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOTHERAPY; DEVICE SAFETY; FIRE; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RADIATION RESPONSE; VOLATILIZATION;

CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOTHERAPY; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FIRES; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; OPERATING ROOMS; OXIDANTS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; VOLATILIZATION;

OXIDIZING AGENT;

EID: 77955966347     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2010.05.013     Document Type: Article

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