title: [Fire in the operating room].
abstract: This article reviews the recent literature on operating room fires. Most of the reported cases have occurred from a spark from an ignition source in an oxygen-enriched atmosphere. Fire requires the presence of three components which all are ample in the operating room: heat, flammable materials or flammable gases.
authors.affiliation: Töölön sairaala, plastiikkakirurgian klinikka, Topeliuksenkatu 5, 00260 Helsinki.
authors.forename: Virve
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Koljonen
authors.affiliation: HUS, Meilahden sairaala, elinsiirto- ja maksakirurgian klinikka.
authors.forename: Heikki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mäkisalo
mesh_terms: D005390:Fires; D005740:Gases; D015386:Hazardous Substances; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D009873:Operating Rooms; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D005740:Gases; D015386:Hazardous Substances