Incidental operating room fire from a breathing circuit warmer system: a case report
Abstract Background An airway-associated fire in an operating room can have devastating consequences for patients. Breathing circuit warmers (BCWs) are widely used to provide heated and humidified anesthetic gases and eventually prevent hypothermia during general anesthesia. Herein, we describe a ca...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Anesthesiology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-021-01488-2 |