Airway fire during double-lung transplantation

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2013 Dec;17(6):1059-60. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivt357. Epub 2013 Sep 3.

Abstract

Airway fire is a well-documented event during airway surgery with devastating outcomes. Individuals involved in the care of these patients should be aware of this possible complication and precautions needed to prevent this complication.

Keywords: Airway; Lung; Operating theatre safety; Transplantation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Burns, Inhalation / diagnosis
  • Burns, Inhalation / etiology
  • Burns, Inhalation / prevention & control*
  • Chest Tubes
  • Electrocoagulation / adverse effects
  • Electrocoagulation / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure*
  • Fires / prevention & control*
  • Humans
  • Intubation, Intratracheal / instrumentation
  • Lung Transplantation / adverse effects
  • Lung Transplantation / instrumentation*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / diagnosis
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / surgery*
  • Risk Factors
  • Surgical Instruments*
  • Treatment Outcome