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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim
; 56(1): 47-9, 2009 Jan.
Artigo
em Espanhol
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19284128
RESUMO
Endotracheal tube fire during surgery is a rare complication associated with carbon dioxide laser surgery and, less often, with electrocautery. We report a case in which tracheostomy was performed because of recurrence of a laryngeal tumor. During the procedure the endotracheal tube ignited when the lumen was opened with the electrocautery device.