Endotracheal tube ignition during the intratracheal laser treatment.
We experienced the combustion of the endotracheal tube during a bronchoscopic potassium titanyl phosphate laser resection of an intratracheal metastatic tumor. Some preventive precautions have been reported, however, none of them are absolutely perfect. We report the rare occurrence of tracheal tube ignition, preventive measures and treatment strategies for the resultant airway burn.
Komatsu
Teruya
T
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, 650-0046, Japan. tokushucross@hotmail.com
Kaji
Reiko
R
Okazaki
Shun
S
Miyawaki
Ikuko
I
Ishihara
Kyousuke
K
Takahashi
Yutaka
Y
D000368:Aged; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002059:Burns, Inhalation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D015505:Chest Tubes; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*