title: Airway fire during tracheostomy: prevention strategies for surgeons and anaesthetists.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Nickalls
authors.forename: E T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Brackenbury
authors.forename: F D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Salama
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Beattie
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Perks
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005390:Fires / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000009:adverse effects; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen