Airway fire during tracheostomy: prevention strategies for surgeons and anaesthetists

Airway fires are an uncommon but real and devastating complication of tracheostomy. One such fire in a 31-year-old man is described. Surgical fires are discussed, and 15 reported cases of tracheostomy fire are reviewed. A tracheostomy protocol, adopted by our department and designed to avoid this li...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 2001-11, Vol.83 (6), p.376-380
Hauptverfasser:	Rogers, M L, Nickalls, R W, Brackenbury, E T, Salama, F D, Beattie, M G, Perks, A G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anesthesia, General - methods Electrocoagulation - adverse effects Fires - prevention & control Hemostasis, Surgical - adverse effects Humans Male Oxygen - adverse effects Tracheostomy - adverse effects
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Zusammenfassung:	Airway fires are an uncommon but real and devastating complication of tracheostomy. One such fire in a 31-year-old man is described. Surgical fires are discussed, and 15 reported cases of tracheostomy fire are reviewed. A tracheostomy protocol, adopted by our department and designed to avoid this life-threatening complication, is described. Surgeons and anaesthetists involved in tracheostomy must understand the fire hazard and how to avoid it.
ISSN:	0035-8843 1478-7083