[Orotracheal tube ignited by an electrocautery device during tracheostomy].
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.
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Servicio de Anestesiología, Reanimación y Terapia del Dolor, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Avda. San Juan Bosco, 15, 50009 Zaragoza. jalonva@terra.es
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