Korean J Anesthesiol.
1991 Apr;24(2):450-453. 10.4097/kjae.1991.24.2.450.
A Case of Intratracheal Fire Ignited by the CO2 Laser during Laryngeal Microscopic Surgery
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 1933618
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.1991.24.2.450
Abstract
- Laser Surgery is widely employed because it has many advantages over the conventional surgery. Laser surgery involving airway tract shows excellent results for its minimnal postoperative tissue edema, good hemostasis and operation fields. But some of complications, although it is not frequent with precaution, can develop fatal outcome to patient. We experienced a case of fire ignited by the CO2 laser during laryngeal microscopic surgery.
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